On Tue, 22 Mar 2005, Barbara H. Carroll wrote:

> Heat has definitely been an issue with both the laptop and the server - make
> sure that issue is addressed.  I did melt parts of the motherboard
> processing some of the landsat imagery when I first got the laptop - that
> was a bit of a problem.

I think MapInfo's object manipulation really exercises the chip and runs
it hot. Ever Since 6.5 or 7.0 I've noticed that any prolonged operation
with MapInfo on my old AMD Athlon (256MB RAM running Win98) will always
crash resulting in a Blue Screen of Death. It won't reboot properly until
I power down and it cools off. I should probably install an extra fan, but
the machine's really too old to fuss with anyway. However, I suspect that
over-heating is something to be aware of with MapInfo, so if you buy a new
machine, don't go cheap on the cooling fan(s).

- Bill Thoen


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