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Date:	Sun, 29 Feb 2004 15:00:09 -0600
From:	Gregory Borota <cygwin AT sbcglobal DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: XEmacs and hot laptops
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Yes it's true with the stuff I am doing xemacs uses the processor 
heavyly (according to task manager).

Thanks,
Greg

Larry Hall wrote:

> At 12:49 AM 2/29/2004, borota AT softhome DOT net you wrote:
> 
>>When I run cygwin XEmacs on my laptop after some time I have to close it as my laptop becomes very hot (and the fan goes non-stop and lot noisier than usual). So I work on porting some latex related stuff that works only on cygwin to native XEmacs. I wouldn't do that but I am afraid not to fry my laptop. 
>>Does anybody have this problem too?
> 
> 
> 
> This sounds a bit off-topic for this list since it's clearly a hardware 
> issue.  While it's possible that Cygwin's XEmacs works your processor more
> than other programs you're using, the fact that it may cause your machine
> to get overly hot is a factor of the hardware, not the software.  If this 
> is really a concern for you, you'll want to contact your hardware 
> manufacturer to see if they can help get your machine to run cooler.
> 
> 
> 
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