The message 4268BE47.8020204@greenhills.co.uk from Martijn Koster mak-alug@greenhills.co.uk contains these words:
Also, if you want to experiment with the energy costs of your various bits of hardware, you're welcome to borrow my power meter; it can be quite illuminating (CRTs really are power monsters), and gives you a different perspective.
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Since changing to a liquid crystal wossname I've even sometimes had to run a fan heater in my study.
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