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From: "Alain" <alainm AT pobox DOT com>
To: <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: CPU Cooler program
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 12:30:41 -0300
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Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com

Yes, it may work sometimes only. Some programs like Clipper
do not call the bios when idle, suposedly to avoid delays in and out of
protected mode...

But in some cases, it _may_ be usefull, specially WITH a heatsink ;-)

Alain

>The program can only cool the CPU (by effectively turning the CPU off) when 
>it is not being used. Any program you use which uses the CPU significantly 
>will cause it to become warm.
>
>This is why the other suggestion of installing a heatsink and fan is a more 
>permanent solution.
>
>Regards
>
>Joydeep Mitra
>
>
>>From: Sandy Archer <mrsandy AT flashmail DOT com>
>>Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com
>>To: opendos AT delorie DOT com
>>Subject: Re: CPU Cooler program
>>Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 21:41:42 +0500
>>
>>At 07:42 PM 02/26/2002 -0800 Larry Pobocik wrote like this:
>>
>> >there is a program.. dosidle which may help.
>> >i have not used it myself.. you can find it here
>> > http://www.tweakpc.com/download_files/dosidle210.zip
>> >
>>
>>I have downloaded and tried this program extensively today. It works well
>>reducing the temperature of the Cyrix 333 to a considerable extent.
>>
>>Thanks to Larry Pobocik for the link.
>>
>>However it is not very effective with a couple of programs I have - maybe
>>some incompatibility.
>>
>>
>>Good Luck  ::   Sandy Archer
>>
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