Re: [TCLUG:23077] Creative uses for old PCs using Linux?

[Timothy Houck <thouck@thouck.com>]

Good point.  Doesn't anyone know if enclosing a 486 in a sealed safe would
cause it to overheat over a reasonable time?  If not, it's possible to cut
off power to the unit every so often to let it recover.

On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Jim Crumley wrote:

> Well, is this still a 486 we're talking about?  If so you
> might be able to get away with passive cooling if the 
> safe is big enough.  Or better yet make a thermal connection
> between the motherboard and and safe, and make the safe one
> big heat sink.  Of course, if you did it badly you might
> have to worry about static discharges to the safe ;)

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Timothy Houck
thouck@thouck.com
www.thouck.com