Re: XEmacs and hot laptops

[Gregory Borota <cygwin at sbcglobal dot net>]

Yes it's true with the stuff I am doing xemacs uses the processor 
heavyly (according to task manager).

Thanks,
Greg

Larry Hall wrote:

> At 12:49 AM 2/29/2004, borota@softhome.net you wrote:
>
> > When I run cygwin XEmacs on my laptop after some time I have to close it as my laptop becomes very hot (and the fan goes non-stop and lot noisier than usual). So I work on porting some latex related stuff that works only on cygwin to native XEmacs. I wouldn't do that but I am afraid not to fry my laptop. 
> > Does anybody have this problem too?
>
>
>
> This sounds a bit off-topic for this list since it's clearly a hardware 
> issue.  While it's possible that Cygwin's XEmacs works your processor more
> than other programs you're using, the fact that it may cause your machine
> to get overly hot is a factor of the hardware, not the software.  If this 
> is really a concern for you, you'll want to contact your hardware 
> manufacturer to see if they can help get your machine to run cooler.
>
>
>
> --
> Larry Hall                              http://www.rfk.com
> RFK Partners, Inc.                      (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
> 838 Washington Street                   (508) 893-9889 - FAX
> Holliston, MA 01746                     
>
>
> --
> Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
> Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
> FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/

--
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/