On Tue, May 07, 2002 at 09:11:50PM -0500, dman wrote: > On Mon, May 06, 2002 at 09:55:17PM -0400, Seneca wrote: > | On Mon, May 06, 2002 at 06:03:39PM -0500, dman wrote: > | > On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 10:15:36PM -0400, Seneca Cunningham wrote: > | > > | > | So, something I was wondering about would generally be considered a > | > | maximum "safe" load average. > | > > | > I often run between .5 and 1 on my two machines (one desktop one > | > laptop). One is my mail server, web server, desktop, and both are > | > music boxes. When I'm not doing anything the load is less. The lower > | > your load average the better; the less your system will be working and > | > the better responsiveness you'll get (in addition to cooler > | > operation). > | > | How bad a sign is it when a single laptop heats a 50m^3 room, > [snipped nice description of what you don't want] > | Any suggestions on how to cool this thing down (other than removing the > | builtin keyboard and putting bags of ice on the heatsink (I can't afford > | the ice or the external keyboard)). Other than a new computer or > | upgraded hardware, I can't afford it. > > What services is that system running? It sounds like you're trying to > push the machine way too far. How powerful is it (CPU, RAM)?
This system is my most powerful one. It's a P100 with 16M RAM and 100M swap. (but I have my eye on a P133 with 96M RAM that is laying unused in the basement... and the other two unused systems that mom won't let me have (for some reason she considers my current 3 systems to be too many)) Currently I am running X, cardmgr (this is a laptop after all), getmail, exim, netscape (I would prefer not to, but I need javascript and java support to connect to the proxy, and mozilla is massive), dictd, cron, and lpd. The stuff that I am using is mutt, vim, lynx, garlic, xcircuit, gnuplot, and sometimes playmidi. (not counting countless compiles of homework for computer science, a class where the teacher gives bonus marks for "features" such as confirmation messages, and GUI messes) -- Seneca [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
