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Date:      Sun, 10 Jul 2005 18:58:23 +1000
From:      Peter Grehan <grehan@freebsd.org>
To:        Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ca>
Cc:        freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Duty-cycle on mini's (was Re: Compiler patches ...)
Message-ID:  <42D0E32F.1000105@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <9F1F43A3-AD10-41CC-BD11-EF912D232D6B@orthanc.ca>
References:  <42CEF70A.2060605@freebsd.org>	<20050709000616.22155977.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20050708230454.GA4742@dragon.NUXI.org> <42CF1B91.2090902@freebsd.org> <9F1F43A3-AD10-41CC-BD11-EF912D232D6B@orthanc.ca>

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> I can't speak to "designed" for flat-out operation, but my mini runs  
> 24x7 without complaint.
> 
> During the day the CPU is often pinned for hours on end doing massive  
> compiles. Or running simple Java apps :-P

  Hmmm, Java ? That doesn't sound like FreeBSD :)

  FreeBSD/ppc's idle proc is the equivalent of running pinned 24x7. OSX 
may even have a temperature sensor/fan speed feedback loop ala the G5 to 
keep things under control.

later,

Peter.



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