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Mac mini Sans Wires - Batteries Inside the Case

Posted by timothy on from the why-do-you-ask-why dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Running Debian (or Linux generally) on a Mac mini is old news. Silas installed rechargable batteries inside the case, delivering a couple of hours of runtime while retaining the small form factor. Although it runs fine without wires, he had to plug in the monitor to be able to show that it was really up."

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  1. and then... by PooR_IndiaN · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    and then...

  2. old news? by justforaday · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Old news? That must be why slashdot posted that story only a week ago...

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  3. Processor cycling with PPC linux by wazzzup · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I'm curious, does the linux kernel have processor cycling for PPC (Mac) computers? The reason I ask is that the computer may run longer with OS X if the linux kernel keeps the processor consuming power at a standard rate. The OS X kernel cycles the processor during idle periods to consume less power.

    Perhaps I'm off base and this is handled on the motherboard?