From owner-freebsd-doc Mon Oct 6 23:03:42 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id XAA29425 for doc-outgoing; Mon, 6 Oct 1997 23:03:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-doc) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (critter.freebsd.dk [195.8.129.26]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id XAA29416; Mon, 6 Oct 1997 23:03:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (localhost.cybercity.dk [127.0.0.1]) by critter.freebsd.dk (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id IAA01863; Tue, 7 Oct 1997 08:03:10 +0200 (CEST) To: Greg Lehey cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG, faq@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: stick this in the faq/handbook ? In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 07 Oct 1997 14:55:35 +0930." <19971007145535.48992@lemis.com> Date: Tue, 07 Oct 1997 08:03:09 +0200 Message-ID: <1861.876204189@critter.freebsd.dk> From: Poul-Henning Kamp Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In message <19971007145535.48992@lemis.com>, Greg Lehey writes: >I haven't seen an airport yet where I haven't been able to find a >power socket. Just make sure you have adaptor plugs if you're >travelling internationally. > >> If Battery life is important make sure that you can charge the >> batteries while they're not in the computer (very handy in planes >>> -) > >JOOI, where do you recharge them in planes? You ask the nice chief steward if the >really< need >all< thos coffe- machines plugged in right now ? :-) be aware that the electrical environment is tough in a plane. Don't do this if you psu is a cheap piece of shit. >> Display: >> >> You seem pretty determined about this one. > >wording? "You should take this one seriously"? This is because it originally was a reply to John Polstra. >> Always make sure the hard-drive is level when it runs. Even a 5 degree >> slant from horizontal is deadly for the bearings. > >This is news to me. Most manufacturers specify any location. And 5° >tolerance is almost impossible to achieve when you really have it on >your lap. read the specs for you laptop drives more carefully then... -- Poul-Henning Kamp FreeBSD coreteam member phk@FreeBSD.ORG "Real hackers run -current on their laptop."