Re: Pros/Cons Kde vs Gnome?
Hendrik Boom <hendrik@pooq.com> said on Sat, 19 Jun 2004 08:10:59 -0400:
> On Sat, Jun 19, 2004 at 02:31:33PM +1000, Tim Connors wrote:
> >
> > If the only process running is the idle process, doing hlt()
> > instructions in a loop, then there are bugger all transistors doing
> > anything, so less power gets consumed.
> >
> > AFAIK, all modern i386 (AMD, Intel, etc) CPUs at least have a htl()
> > instruction.
>
> I run a dual-boot Debian/Windows ME system. It overheats when running
> Windows, but not when running Debian. Ny tech told me that's because
> Windows ME idles in a wait loop, but Linux uses a halt instruction.
Jeez, I thought they had fixed that by 98SE or so. Must not have...
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