> Rumor has it that Alan G may have mentioned these words: > > >Consuming 100% CPU won't make much difference, the CPU is running all > >the time anyway (when its not asleep). > > Not mine... my laptop runs a Crusoe processor, and it can automatically > scale itself from 300Mhz to 933Mhz. It's called "LongRun" technology,
Ah yes indeed, I confess I forgot about that little trick. But the real point I was trying to make was that the CPU itself is not usually the biggest drain on battery compared to HD and modems, WiFi, BlueTooth etc. If I activate my PCMCIA(??) modem my laptop life drops from 3-4 hours down to 45 minutes or so! And leaving my WiFi connection enabled on a train means I pick up any other WiFi enabled laptop and it cuts battery life by an hour compared to when I disable the WiFi... Alan G. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
