From owner-freebsd-doc Tue Oct 7 17:10:37 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id RAA04003 for doc-outgoing; Tue, 7 Oct 1997 17:10:37 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-doc) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (gregl1.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id RAA03962; Tue, 7 Oct 1997 17:10:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) id JAA04942; Wed, 8 Oct 1997 09:38:44 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <19971008093844.60430@lemis.com> Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 09:38:44 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: Poul-Henning Kamp Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG, faq@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: stick this in the faq/handbook ? References: <19971007145535.48992@lemis.com> <1861.876204189@critter.freebsd.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: <1861.876204189@critter.freebsd.dk>; from Poul-Henning Kamp on Tue, Oct 07, 1997 at 08:03:09AM +0200 Organisation: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8250 Fax: +61-8-8388-8250 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Fight-Spam-Now: http://www.cauce.org Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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