Discussion:
USB fridge - sense of humour
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J. P. Gilliver (John)
2021-11-29 19:28:21 UTC
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Have obtained a USB cooler/warmer as a novelty gift for a friend. (Yes,
I'm quite aware of the limitations of USB - though tried it out, and was
quite surprised how soon it was perceptibly cool! [The warm option _did_
seem very minimal/slow.]) It's the sort that will take two standard
drinks cans (or a beer bottle).

What amuses me - since, obviously, all it's taking is power (I actually
tried it out using the power-only socket on a powered hub) - is this
rectangle printed on the box:

Minimum system requirements
o PC and Macintosh platforms
o 32 MB of system RAM
o 100 MB available hard disk space
o One available USB 2.0 port

I like to _hope_ there's someone with a sense of humour involved, though
I fear it's really just a communications breakdown within the (probably
Chinese) manufacturer. [Oh, there's no software control - it isn't at
all fancy!]
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A sleekzorp without a tornpee is like a quop without a fertsneet (sort of).
Carlos E.R.
2021-11-29 20:06:30 UTC
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Post by J. P. Gilliver (John)
Have obtained a USB cooler/warmer as a novelty gift for a friend. (Yes,
I'm quite aware of the limitations of USB - though tried it out, and was
quite surprised how soon it was perceptibly cool! [The warm option _did_
seem very minimal/slow.]) It's the sort that will take two standard
drinks cans (or a beer bottle).
What amuses me - since, obviously, all it's taking is power (I actually
tried it out using the power-only socket on a powered hub) - is this
Minimum system requirements
o PC and Macintosh platforms
o 32 MB of system RAM
o 100 MB available hard disk space
o One available USB 2.0 port
ROTFL! X'-D
Post by J. P. Gilliver (John)
I like to _hope_ there's someone with a sense of humour involved, though
I fear it's really just a communications breakdown within the (probably
Chinese) manufacturer. [Oh, there's no software control - it isn't at
all fancy!]
And saying nothing about the actual power specs of the device...
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Cheers, Carlos.
Michael Trew
2021-11-29 21:21:53 UTC
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Post by J. P. Gilliver (John)
Have obtained a USB cooler/warmer as a novelty gift for a friend. (Yes,
I'm quite aware of the limitations of USB - though tried it out, and was
quite surprised how soon it was perceptibly cool! [The warm option _did_
seem very minimal/slow.]) It's the sort that will take two standard
drinks cans (or a beer bottle).
What amuses me - since, obviously, all it's taking is power (I actually
tried it out using the power-only socket on a powered hub) - is this
Minimum system requirements
o PC and Macintosh platforms
o 32 MB of system RAM
o 100 MB available hard disk space
o One available USB 2.0 port
I like to _hope_ there's someone with a sense of humour involved, though
I fear it's really just a communications breakdown within the (probably
Chinese) manufacturer. [Oh, there's no software control - it isn't at
all fancy!]
Ah, shoot... I have a Windows 95B laptop from 1997 that came from the
factory with a single USB port, but it might only have 24 megs of RAM...
lol (then again, it wouldn't be USB 2.0 either).
micky
2021-11-30 20:34:13 UTC
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In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:21:53 -0500, Michael
Post by Michael Trew
Post by J. P. Gilliver (John)
Have obtained a USB cooler/warmer as a novelty gift for a friend. (Yes,
I'm quite aware of the limitations of USB - though tried it out, and was
quite surprised how soon it was perceptibly cool! [The warm option _did_
seem very minimal/slow.]) It's the sort that will take two standard
drinks cans (or a beer bottle).
What amuses me - since, obviously, all it's taking is power (I actually
tried it out using the power-only socket on a powered hub) - is this
Minimum system requirements
o PC and Macintosh platforms
o 32 MB of system RAM
o 100 MB available hard disk space
Not really. I have one of these and you really need 240 MB for it to
work well.
Post by Michael Trew
Post by J. P. Gilliver (John)
o One available USB 2.0 port
I like to _hope_ there's someone with a sense of humour involved, though
I fear it's really just a communications breakdown within the (probably
Chinese) manufacturer. [Oh, there's no software control - it isn't at
all fancy!]
Ah, shoot... I have a Windows 95B laptop from 1997 that came from the
factory with a single USB port, but it might only have 24 megs of RAM...
lol (then again, it wouldn't be USB 2.0 either).
You're way out of luck.

Paul in Houston TX
2021-11-29 22:26:26 UTC
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Post by J. P. Gilliver (John)
Have obtained a USB cooler/warmer as a novelty gift for a friend. (Yes,
I'm quite aware of the limitations of USB - though tried it out, and was
quite surprised how soon it was perceptibly cool! [The warm option _did_
seem very minimal/slow.]) It's the sort that will take two standard
drinks cans (or a beer bottle).
What amuses me - since, obviously, all it's taking is power (I actually
tried it out using the power-only socket on a powered hub) - is this
Minimum system requirements
o PC and Macintosh platforms
o 32 MB of system RAM
o 100 MB available hard disk space
o One available USB 2.0 port
I like to _hope_ there's someone with a sense of humour involved, though
I fear it's really just a communications breakdown within the (probably
Chinese) manufacturer. [Oh, there's no software control - it isn't at
all fancy!]
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