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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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