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Date:      Sun, 24 May 2009 21:27:42 +0200
From:      Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To:        Michael David Crawford <mdc@prgmr.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How can this 'top' command output make sense? Load over 7 and total CPU use ~5%
Message-ID:  <20090524212742.5e9b3e3d.freebsd@edvax.de>
In-Reply-To: <4A1999D1.5010508@prgmr.com>
References:  <200905241315.n4ODFB96007801@mp.cs.niu.edu> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905242021440.33060@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <4A1999D1.5010508@prgmr.com>

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On Sun, 24 May 2009 12:02:41 -0700, Michael David Crawford <mdc@prgmr.com> wrote:
> Mac-Pro has good prices on used Mac laptops.  A G4 PowerBook is $500 to 
> $650 depending on what kind of burner is installed.
> 
>     http://www.mac-pro.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.66/.f

Hmmm... I still think about reviving my iBook G4, maybe
it gives a good Netbook-lookalike. :-)


> I was just now looking into ARM netbooks.  I think there's only one 
> actual shipping model so far, but ARM shows great promise because ARM 
> CPUs use very little power.  I expect there will be lots of them by the 
> end of the year.

Thre has been an interesting article on OSNews lately:

	http://www.osnews.com/story/21530/The_Loongson-2_MIPS_Lemote_Yeeloong_Netbook

Maybe this is interesting, too.



> Is there a FreeBSD ARM port? There's not one for 7.2.

I'm not aware of one, but I think NetBSD has it. But
finally, NetBSD isn't FreeBSD. :-)



-- 
Polytropon
>From Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...



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