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Re: Retiring the sparc32 port




andrew holway wrote:
> Its only wasteful if they end up in a landfill. If they could be
> recycled? Another important factor to consider is power consumption.
> If you have several V8's (circa early 90's?) running I shudder think
> how much juice they draw.
>
> That is the true waste.

My Sparc Station 5 takes less power than my Pentium IV or AMD X2
machines. (400+ Watt power supplies and all). Pretty sure that my SS5
has a Sub 80W power-supply in it. (I would have to shut it off and open
the lead-lined case to check).

Steve




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