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Wrote >The point is that this only makes it cheaper. It is still a PC running Windows in some other room. Not exactly. You missed what I was trying to say about programming: which was I can’t do it and don’t want to learn how to do it. It’s just not my cup of tea. It is a cheap method for some of us to have a dedicated LH monitor. >I think what is wanted is a way to have the Thunderbolt "on-line" so the status shows up wherever you like. That may the goal, I don’t know. >Also those old PC notebooks burn more power than you think. Not nearly as much as an older desktop PC but I bet more than $100 per year in power. (The old desktop might burn $300 per year) Two points. If we can afford to two or more HP 5370b’s and all the other devices we use for our hobby an additional laptop won’t add much more to the electric bill. Using the power just comes with the territory. If we can’t afford it then we need a different hobby. >Another problem is that people might like to also run NTP server using their Thunderbolt and the Windows OS that LH uses is a very poor choice for NTP, so you'd need a second computer. Best to put both on a little ARM powered board. That well might be the best technical solution. But if one can’t program, we have to find alternatives. >The $25 notebook only helps with cost. It doesn't change the functionality. I disagree. It gives people with no programing skills a cheap dedicated LH monitor. Also many of us don’t run NPT servers so to us it is a non-issue. Lots of solutions are case specific. Regards, Perrier ________________________________ _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
