Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 09:38:44 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG, faq@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: stick this in the faq/handbook ? Message-ID: <19971008093844.60430@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <1861.876204189@critter.freebsd.dk>; from Poul-Henning Kamp on Tue, Oct 07, 1997 at 08:03:09AM %2B0200 References: <19971007145535.48992@lemis.com> <1861.876204189@critter.freebsd.dk>
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On Tue, Oct 07, 1997 at 08:03:09AM +0200, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > 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. Now *that*'s something to put in your document. >>> 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... Any particular manufacturer? I do tend to read them, but then not all disks come with such specs. Greg
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