On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 04:44:53PM -0700, mowestusa wrote:
 
> However, I think, I just going to go with an old
> Pentium 166 with 128megs of RAM, and install Netbsd on
> that for the same purpose. It won't be as power
> saving, but it will do the job, and give me something
> that I can use to practice using Netbsd to offer a
> number of server functions that will face out to the
> web. It was free so it is already cheaper than the $50
> I would have willingly spent on something else.

My IBM 486 with 32 MB ram and one drive runs at 20 watts (as measured by
my inverter's panel when I was off the grid).  It will do anything
except run a big browser or edit photos.  Add an LCD screen and you
should stay low power.  The only fan is on the PSU and it only runs as
required.

Doug.