Environment, computers and Vista

[Robert Brockway]

On Sat, 3 Mar 2007, Marc Lijour wrote:

> Hi
>
> you have to read this:
> http://www.itworldcanada.com:80/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=idgml-940c367c-6a34-458f-b030-ca0293f384fb&ql=071401
>
> Microsoft is criticized not to do anything to limit waste. The issue is around
> top hardware requirements.

It's great to see this important aspect of computing is finally getting 
more air time.

Anyone who has talked to me for a bit has figured out I'm a huge fan of 
thin clients - and part of this stems from their environmental advantages. 
Thin clients mean less hardware on the desktop, the desktop hardware is 
used for longer and they consume less power[1].

A lot of hardware on the desktop is only good for people who produce 
hardware for the desktop.

[1] Without actually checking, IIRC the thin client on my desk has a 120W 
power supply.

Cheers,

Rob

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