Pat wrote:
> Come on, Hans/ The power supplies on modern PC is so much more advanced
in
> the way they operate. Also, the older motherboards had greater use of
> components and compared to now, where dozens of logic chips are on a couple
> of ICs. Also, memory is far les power hungry compared to those old pigs.

Wel I can agree to all of what you say, but you are excluding facts like
the harddisks are bigger, rotates at higher speed, the RAM is way bigger,
the CPU is running at higher speed, the graphics adapter is much more power
consuming with the processor and RAM addition. The addition of features like
the USB. Not to mention the added fans in the computer. In my old P75 I have
one fan, in my P4 I have four fans. What have happened is that you get more
computer power for the same electrical power.

BR,
Hans

>
>
> "Hans Lindgren" wrote in message
> news:NewsReader.1.0.2003813316102522960@news1.teli a.com...
> > Then they would approximately consume the same amount of power. In new
PCs
> > the CPU voltage is lower than in older ones, but OTOH the CPUs is clocked
> > with a much higher frequency, which will generate more heat, and a higher
> > surface temperature will risen the power consumption. Simple physics.
I
> have
> > also measured the power consumption in an old P75 and compared that
to a
> > P41.8GHz Celeron. The power consumption is about the same.
> >
> > Well, most of the computers today is standardized. If you take an ordinary
> > desktop computer, the power supply have been 200 watts ones for ages,
> where
> > approximately 60 watts is used under normal conditions.
> >
> > Hans
> >
> > Pat wrote:
> > > Hello Hans,
> > >
> > > A generalizations, you make. Unlike Apple Macs, where you have a single
> > > manufacturer, the PC is a ubiquitous and amorphous beast. Many different
> > > implementations exist. So why not just compare apples with apples
and
> > say
> > > the old and new PCs are on and off at the same time.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Hans Lindgren" wrote in message
> > > news:NewsReader.1.0.200381221923508752@news1.telia .com...
> > > > Pat wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > "Ray Kopczynski" wrote in message
> > > > > news:20030810001647.23687.00001814@mb-m27.aol.com...
> > > > > > << The application meets the needs of users, who increasingly
> demand
> > > > it.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > BINGO! The magic bullet! If/when that that lightning bolt
> strikes
> > > > me
> > > > > ("meets
> > > > > > the needs of users..."), then I too will buy into that process.
> > > > >
> > > > > Do you use Windows apps, that a native mode GEOS app can not
> accomplish
> > > > the
> > > > > same goal, or where the GEOS app does not exist?
> > > > >
> > > > > > << I would venture to say that most GEOS users already have
high
> > end
> > > > PCs
> > > > > that run Windows XP. >>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I disagree, but we'll never know...
> > > > >
> > > > > Old computers are more wasteful of electricity use than new ones.
> > > >
> > > > It all depends on how you use them. This is so often stated that
it
> > have
> > > > become a truth, but it all comes down to how they are used. An old
> > > computer
> > > > that is powered on when used and shutdown when not in use is less
> power
> > > consuming
> > > > than a new computer that is always on with all the power management
> > > features
> > > > on. In fact, a poorly configured power management is at high risk
more
> > > power
> > > > consuming than an old computer that is always on. And newer computer
> > uses
> > > > components that produces more heat that needs to be cooled compared
> > to old
> > > > ones. Heat that needs t be cooled by electrical fans. And the hotter
> > the
> > > > computer gets inside the more the power consumption rises. One might
> > save
> > > > some watts in better components, but I the difference in small
> compared
> > to
> > > > what have happenend in the monitor area. The sigificant difference
> > is CRT
> > > > versus LCD, where LCD is less power consuming than CRT:s. Plasma
> screens
> > > > are also less power-consuming than CRT:s, but that is "marginally"
> > > compared
> > > > to LCD:s.
> > > >
> > > > > Also, its
> > > > > plain impossible to find ISA bus parts any more. Yes, you can
> definitely
> > > > > find anything you want if you like hard enough. I guess that goes
> > for
> > > > buying
> > > > > buggy whips. But its just not convenient to maintain an old piece
> > of
> > > iron.
> > > >
> > > > Yep, I agree with you, but who says that one needs to hunt ISA cards?
> > If
> > > > they still exist, there is a slot to put them into, and they are
doing
> > > fine,
> > > > there is no need to change. There is an fine old motto: If it's
not
> > > broken,
> > > > don't fix it!
> > > >
> > > > > Hell, these things are not living breathing pets or human beings,
> > they
> > > > are
> > > > > old computers that wear out and eventually become door stops.
Lok,
> > I am
> > > > > talking about the vast majority. Everytime I make a statement
you
> > tend
> > > > to
> > > > > personalize it. In your case, the general rule gets broken.
> > > >
> > > > People tends to get nostalgic in ISA, as it was a technology that
was
> > > created
> > > > by engineers, hard to understand for newbies, but when understood,
> once
> > > and
> > > > for all, it was working very well. PCI, with plug and play, on
the
> > other
> > > > hand, is a standard that have matured only during the recent year
and
> > a
> > > half.
> > > > Nowadays it works like a solid rock, but I still have had examples
of
> > > conflicts
> > > > only a year and a half ago that could make anybody puke. I think
that
> > > these
> > > > things stick in peoples minds......
> > > >
> > > > The most memorable events in ISA/PCI hardware conflicts was when
a
> > > collegue
> > > > of mine managed to get all PCI hardware to hook up on IRQ11, including
> > the
> > > > USB. You can imagine the SCSI adapter, graphics adapter, network
> adapter
> > > > and the USB hooked up to IRQ11. Now, that computer worked strangely,
> > or
> > > did
> > > > not work at all, and I still remember how I laughed. We fixed the
> problem
> > > > by removing the three cards, and putting them back one by one. I
have
> > > never
> > > > seen anything like that since. This was some years ago, in the early
> > days
> > > > of USB.
> > > >
> > > > BR,
> > > > Hans
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>