Altitude?

R.L. Grigg newslists at autonomy.caltech.edu
Tue Sep 4 18:50:12 PDT 2007


On Sep 4, 2007, at 6:43 PM, Hacker Scot wrote:

> Just noticed something in the iMac tech specs, alongside min/max  
> voltage, etc:
>
> - Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet
>
> ??? What components in a computer are altitude sensitive?

We've been told that the thinner air doesnt have the same cooling  
effectiveness so it will likely casue overheating even when the fan  
blows on full.
Russ




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