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echo: bbs_carnival
to: MATT MUNSON
from: KURT WEISKE
date: 2020-09-07 07:55:00
subject: Re: low power consumption

-=> Matt Munson wrote to All <=-

 MM> I want a PC like a mac mini to run my bbs so i can turn off the pc i
 MM> run my bbs on during the summer power emergencies in california.

A Mac Mini still needs mains power - as does the network connection.

Thinkpad laptops make nice BBSes. Mine, combined with a small UPS,
stays up for several hours during power issues. If I felt inspired, I
could use my phone's hot spot capability to send mail packets out, but
people wouldn't be able to connect.


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