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- From: martin@minster.york.ac.uk
- Newsgroups: comp.arch
- Subject: Re: question on computer systems using Alpha ... (cooling)
- Message-ID: <713703530.11137@minster.york.ac.uk>
- Date: 13 Aug 92 10:58:50 GMT
- References: <1992Aug10.202955.4254@talon.ucs.orst.edu> <DOCONNOR.92Aug11133018@potato.sedona.intel.com> <1992Aug12.121427.10251@dscomsf.desy.de>
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- hallam@zws010.enet.dec.com says:
- > Perhaps this will supur the developmen of some non standard cooling
- > methods. My favorite suggestion is to use the heat sink to keep the
- > coffee warm...
-
- Perhaps this is time to ask something I've often wondered....
-
- Why doesn't anyone (to my knowledge!) use heat pipes, and/or stirling engines
- for cooling big chips like the alpha?
- Both technologies can move vast amounts of heat, and have been around for many
- years - certainly longer than there have been chips to cool!
-
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- Martin
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