Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20010528081612.00a83d50@mail.accesswave.ca> X-Sender: mgingell AT mail DOT accesswave DOT ca X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 08:25:58 -0300 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com From: Mike Gingell Subject: Re: The heating on notebook In-Reply-To: <20010526222656.A10924@redhat.com> References: <3B106398 DOT 350D1A69 AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu> <20010526135021 DOT A8207 AT redhat DOT com> <20010526143508 DOT A8585 AT redhat DOT com> <3B106398 DOT 350D1A69 AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed At 10:26 PM 5/26/2001 -0400, you wrote: >... >But, on an additional serious note. I was thinking about this problem >as I was on my way to get a dryer hose today. I yelled "Aha!" and my >wife looked at me funny and then sighed. I have no idea why. I have never figured out this behavior either.... >I'll see if I can get something like this into 1.3.3. I'll probably >ask for testers before I do this, though. Cool! Your analysis is right on! The extra CPU cycles are consuming energy, with the effect of generating heat. You should get special recognition from California. The amount of energy that you will save could alleviate the power shortage problems, and contribute to the free world's safety..... - Mike -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple