Dom <to...@rpdom.net> wrote: > On 17/04/12 21:18, Arnt Karlsen wrote: >> On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:10:38 +0100, Dom wrote in message >> <4f8d79de.20...@rpdom.net>: >> >>> >>> I realise that I'm not going to be able to keep these machines >>> running for much longer, but I'll keep trying for as long as I can. >> >> ..do the math on power, maintenance etc cost on keeping the old >> junk running vs doing it e.g in a virtual machine on a newer host >> iron, you may find that the newer iron adds academic profits such >> as learning to run virtual machines. >> >> ..then again, in some climates, you _may_ have a use for the >> 100W or 300W or so of waste heat generated by that old iron. >> >> ..waste heat value: Say 150W @ .5NOK/kWh and per year? >> arnt@celsius:~$ qalc 150W*1year*.5NOK/kWh to $ >> warning: It has been more than one week since the exchange >> rates last were updated. >> (150 * watt * (1 * year) * (0.5 * NOK)) / (kilowatt * hour) >> = approx. $110.73655 >> arnt@celsius:~$ >> >> > Done the math many times :-) > > These little machines take about 30W max, are only used for an average > of an hour a day. As for running costs? Peanuts. Heat output? Barely > noticable. > > My main laptop is slightly newer and about 10x the power. I have other > systems, but nothing modern - I don't have the funds to get anything newer. > > Besides, it's a fun challenge to keep the old ones running. I enjoy it :) > --
There is a special appeal in the challenge of keeping obsolete machines alive, and a unique form of satifaction in not indulging in the rampant consumerism that surrounds us too. -- ❤ ♫ ❤ ♫ ❤ ♫ ❤ Indulekha -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120418191445.GA4765@radhesyama
