[Elecraft] Re: Alas, it is time for contest logging software

Fri Apr 19 14:46:00 2002

On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, Mark J. Dulcey wrote:

> there. I have three batteries for my Dell Inspiron; that would get me to 
> the twelve hour mark running Linux, but not quite under Windows. (Linux 
> seems to do a better job with the power management.) The Transmeta 
> Crusoe-based laptops get even closer; some of those can run for 8 hours 
> on one battery.


     My 505 series Sony Viaos get about 5 hrs off of the extended battery
doing real work under linux.  I could prolly get nearly 8 hrs if I dropped
the processor speed down and didn't touch the disk (ie using RAM drives or
flash cards for everything).  I routinely RAM suspend the things for days.  
For field use, I'd prolly just run one of the DOS based apps to a PCMCIA
flash disk.  For QRP field work, tho, I'd just go with a Palm Pilot.


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