From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20120612051255.GA17382@intma.in> References: <1339445686.14444.5.camel@localhost> <20120612051255.GA17382@intma.in> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:51:52 -0400 Message-ID: From: Comeau At9Fans To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae939991f42689e04c2874fa6 Subject: Re: [9fans] Mini PCs Topicbox-Message-UUID: 9ee394d6-ead7-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --14dae939991f42689e04c2874fa6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 1:12 AM, Kurt H Maier wrote: > Evaluations of the Sheevaplug in particular revealed it tended to > overheat badly if you put any significant load on the networking > components. Heating problems combined with poor quality control would > be my guess as to why that whole thing never flew. > I also understand some of these other thingies have heating problems too, but that they're being addressed and believe at least in the just sent out batch of MK802's (I said second generation in the other message, that's probably not a fair characterization) it is supposed to be either fixed or at least alleviated. -- Greg Comeau / 4.3.10.1 with C++0xisms now in beta! Comeau C/C++ ONLINE ==> http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout World Class Compilers: Breathtaking C++, Amazing C99, Fabulous C90. Comeau C/C++ with Dinkumware's Libraries... Have you tried it? --14dae939991f42689e04c2874fa6 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 1:12 AM, Kurt H Maier <khm-9@intma.in> = wrote:
Evaluations of the Sheevaplug in particular revealed it tended to
overheat badly if you put any significant load on the networking
components. =A0Heating problems combined with poor quality control would be my guess as to why that whole thing never flew.
I also understand some of these other thingies have heating pro= blems too, but that they're being addressed and believe at least in the= just sent out batch of MK802's (I said second generation in the other = message, that's probably not a fair characterization) it is supposed to= be either fixed or at least alleviated.

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Greg Comeau / 4.3.10.1 with C++0xisms now = in beta!
Comeau C/C++ ONLINE =3D=3D> =A0 =A0 http://www.comeaucompu= ting.com/tryitout
World Class Compilers: =A0Breathtaking C++, Amazing C99, Fabulous C90.=
Comeau C/C++ with Dinkumware's Libraries... Have you tried i= t?

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