To really test if it does or doesn't you would have to use a temp gun and keep it pointed at the chip. They do make such thing for computers, but none that i know of have any speech. At 12:42 PM 1/18/04 -0500, you wrote: >Fascinating. >Besides thanking those who wrote on this listand wrote me "off list", I ask >this. >If "Trouble" has a point (see below) is there a means of our reading >the temperature affecting the chip? >In other words, do you make a frame on the screen somewhere or buy >special software to actually know the >actual temperature in degrees? > >Such an ability to monitor actual temperature might help people as down >the road one's hard drive and computer kind of "inherits" more and more >programs and more stuff maxing --for lack of a better word--one's >available space etc. since few (andthat means me) upgrade to fastest >latest greatest every day. >If sighted people read actual temperatures, maybe we should as that might >help evaltuatethings. > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "trouble" <trouble1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 4:54 AM >Subject: Re: Overheating > > > > not always true on this one. Because if you don't have enough space to run > > the memory hogs such as jaws, office and others then you get heat as it > > works through the cycles. > > No mater what a good cooling system keeps this from happening no mater >what > > speed chip you have. > > > > At 09:41 AM 1/16/04 -0500, you wrote: > > >hint, the lower the processor speed, the less heat issues there are. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Tusing" <ptusing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 9:31 AM > > >Subject: Re: Overheating > > > > > > > > >thanks and my issues are these. > > >If there is a tendancy to get overheating, and if I want a system >for > > >using Office while doing streaming audio and burning DVDs later on: > > >is there a point where one is somehow inviting overheating? > > >My choices are Athlons at 2, 2.5 and 2.8 and the Intel equivalent > > >microprocessors. > > >I do not often replace computers and my choice is and must work for >a > > >long, long time. > > >Obviously one wants enough chip power to go the distance, but this > > >overheating issue is new to me and has me rethinking speed. > > >Is there "no" overheating issue with JAWS 4.51 "patched" which is > > >fantastic? > > >From: "Ken Gould" <gould100@xxxxxxx> > > >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 8:44 AM > > >Subject: re: Overheating > > > > > > > > > > Peter - > > > > > > > > Your overheating problem is something I discovered several months ago >and > > > > has been confirmed by several others of us on the beta test list. It > > > > happens to me on a desktop, and I can monitor sudden temperature >spikes > > > > that can only be stopped by unloading and reloading JAWS. Freedom > > > > Scientific has attempted to solve this problem but hasn't yet been >able to > > > > reproduce it. So don't waste a lot of time trying to find other > > > > culprits. Earlier versions of JAWS do not seem to cause it. We all >hope > > > > it can be solved in the future. > > > > Original message: > > > > From: "peter" <pjackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Subject: overheating > > > > Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 10:08:06 -0500 > > > > > > > > HI,I am using jaws 5 with XP on a Dell inspiron 8200. After using the > > > > laptop for 20 to 40 minutes,it overheats,fan comes on. Jaws is very > > > > sluggish while > > > > fan is running. Fan does not shut off. > > > > My sighted partner uses laptop for hours,with no overheating. I did >not > > > > have this problem with jaws 4.5.1 . > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > thanks > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Best regards, > > > > Ken > > > > E-mail address: gould100@xxxxxxx > > > > Please visit my store's home page at http://www.audionexus.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > > >jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > >To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > > >jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > > > > > >-- > > >To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > > >jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > Tim > > trouble > > > > > > -- > > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to >jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > >-- >To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to >jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. 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