Val Henson writes:
>
> On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Richard Gooch wrote:
>
> > Rick van Rein writes:
> <snip>
> > > I can use 61 MB out of 64 MB, which is a great result, and good for
> > > trees. My main concern regarding trees is not reuse of RAM that
> > > suffered from static electricity, but to be able to use RAM in spite
> > > of manufacturing errors; a very large portion of RAMs (95% of the
> > > production?) must now be discarded of due to such errors. Trees
> > > don't like that. Neither do I.
> >
> > What does wasted RAM have to do with trees?!? Beaches, yes. But
> > trees?!?
>
> If you accept the (somewhat goofy) use of "trees" to mean "the environment
> in general,"
Well, actually, call me a pedant, but I don't.
> it makes sense. I recently read a book on microchip manufacture and
> visited the Intel plant near Albuquerque. In short, chip
> manufacture is "resource-intensive." I recommend learning the
> basics of microchip manufacture to any curious computer person.
Not to mention the toxic waste.
Regards,
Richard....
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