That's what you get for reading those out of date Tech manuals. You can only do so much with "Trons and Trannies".
Real power comes from putting a pyramid shaped block of crystal on top of your cpu, and gently wafting honeysuckle scented incense in your fan intakes. CPU's are all about Karma man, and once you learn karma, and how to Channel, dude, you too can be awesome, like me.
I'm secretly running a bank of 100 refurbished TRS-80's, deep beneath my barn, and my only power sources are the crystals, a lightning rod, and two scented candles.
Priceless.
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