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|    Kurt Weiske to Matt Munson    |
|    Re: low power consumption pc's    |
|    07 Sep 20 07:48:00    |
      TZUTC: -0700       MSGID: 3760.bbscarni@1:218/700 23bbb5b8       REPLY: 1:218/109 5F55B9DF       PID: Synchronet 3.18a-Win32 May 30 2020 MSC 1925       TID: SBBSecho 3.11-Win32 r3.173 May 30 2020 MSC 1925       CHRS: ASCII 1       -=> Matt Munson wrote to All <=-               MM> I want a PC like a mac mini to run my bbs so i can turn off the pc i        MM> run my bbs on during the summer power emergencies in california.              A Mac Mini still needs mains power - as does the network connection.              Thinkpad laptops make nice BBSes. Mine, combined with a small UPS,       stays up for several hours during power issues. If I felt inspired, I       could use my phone's hot spot capability to send mail packets out, but       people wouldn't be able to connect.                     ... Spectrum analysis       --- MultiMail/XT v0.52        * Origin: http://realitycheckbbs.org | tomorrow's retro tech (1:218/700)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 18/200 90/1 120/340 123/131 226/30 227/114 229/101       SEEN-BY: 229/275 424 426 452 664 240/5832 249/206 317 400 317/3 322/757       SEEN-BY: 342/200 633/280       PATH: 218/700 103/705 280/464 229/101 426           |
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