On Sun, 2014-06-15 at 15:49 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2014-06-15 14:32, Anton Aylward wrote:
I have a 800MHz single core with 1G of memory under my desk running as DHCP/DNS + LDAP/Radius authenticator and a 30G drive. This is an old desktop from a decade or more ago that once ran W/98 for some primitive office functions.
I use an old laptop, with an external hard disk. I use it mainly for downloading things, which with my slow network can take days. An old laptop needs little electricity and little table space, and comes complete with keyboard and display ;-)
We often overlook the power consumption aspects of reusing old computers. '...old desktop from a decade [...] ago...' Maybe should be written, 'inefficient, hot and expensive to run'. The amount you'd spend by replacing it with something environmentally friendly is soon recovered. L x -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org