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From: mvk@pawl.rpi.edu (Michael V. Kent)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: TWGS NDA,etc...
Message-ID: <&*6$2T|@rpi.edu>
Date: 31 Jul 90 16:18:35 GMT
References: <3537.apple.net2@pro-grouch>
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
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In article <3537.apple.net2@pro-grouch> rond@pro-grouch.cts.com (Ron Dippold) writes:
>SDG&E claims that a personal computer uses (gasp!) 2 cents a day worth of
>electricity.  I'm not sure if that includes monitor and printer.  Let's say
>the monitor uses twice that, the printer the same amount (in idle), and the
>hard drive the same (you really should park it if you're not going to be using
>it for a while).  That's 10 cents a day, or $3 a month for 24 hours a day.

If I remember correctly, the Imagewriter I manual states that the IW uses
23 watts in idle mode.

Mike
mvk@pawl.rpi.edu