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Analog Tachometer PC Mod

Posted by michael on from the when-kde-system-monitor-isn't-enough dept.

greenape147 writes: "BurnOutPC has this review of a tachometer modification for your PC. The tachometer, made and sold by Xoxide, works via the serial port and displays the CPU utilization in RPM's! The classical look of this external tachometer is really nice to see after the "window phase" everyone seems to be going through. Not to mention the fact that analog meters are so fun to watch. Currently supported in Windows NT/2000/XP, a GNU/Linux driver is in the works."

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  1. GNU/Linux driver in the works? by sharkey · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    If this thing measures your RPMs, seems like it would already work on Linux. Besides, the RedHat Package Manager already has a progress meter that will move faster the faster a package is installed. the command 'rpm -ih' will turn on hashes during install.

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