Date: Tue, 07 Oct 1997 08:03:09 +0200 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG, faq@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: stick this in the faq/handbook ? Message-ID: <1861.876204189@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 07 Oct 1997 14:55:35 %2B0930." <19971007145535.48992@lemis.com>
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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."
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