Re: Power supply efficiency on older model Sun equipment

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 1:41 PM, der Mouse <[email protected]> wrote:

> Except that's irrelevant; there's nothing to argue about.  We're not in
> this to get the most computrons per dollar; we're in this because we
> like Suns.
>
> Or, at least, I am, and I _thought_ that's s@h "target market".
> Perhaps I misunderstood.

I realized this when I opened up the can of worms.  The whole point of
this collection of users is to enjoy tinkering with Suns at home.

I've done so, and it has given me the tickles to operate equipment
like this which was far out of my reach 10 years ago and still
keeps ticking today. It is also interesting to see it crunch some
load in ways it never could back in its prime (e.g. cacti).

However that novelty is wearing off for me.
I think I'm going to get sensible about my power usage and
computer hardware habits.  I plan to consolidate the duties of
a dual PIII and Ultra 1 into one Atom based file, email and web server.
The new system will have an 80plus rated power supply.
Hopefully it will run at under 40 watts.

I'll keep the Ultra 60, but it will be off except when
evaluating new OS releases.

--Donald