[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I have been writing perl along with some other languages, and I have been thinking > about setting up a server (so that I can play with different server OS's and > settings without messing anything up on our home network). My parents think that it > will cost to much in power. I was just wondering if anyone knows about how much it > is per day to run a computer without a monitor.
Brian, Most computers today have around a 300 watt power supply - if your system were running at maximum capacity, all the time (which never, ever, happens), that's .3 kilowatts. At $0.10/kilowatt-hour, that's 3 cents per hour - 168 hours in a week is $5.04/wk, approximately 4 weeks in a month gives you $20.16/mo. Now, your system is never fully loaded, so the actual cost is going to be much lower. Not to mention using various power-saving features, etc. If I had to guess, I'd say $5/mo. -RN -- Robin Norwood Red Hat, Inc. "The Sage does nothing, yet nothing remains undone." -Lao Tzu, Te Tao Ching -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
