halp@TCGOULD.TN.CORNELL.EDU ("Bruce P. Halpern") (09/20/88)
An internal power supply for the //c+, with no 12 vdc port, is a big mistake. The //c was really international and portable, since only the power supply had to be changed to run it anywhere, including from auto batteries. I routinely used my //c in a car (when I'm not driving), with power coming from the ciagrette lighter socket via a $30 Roger Coats adapter (correct connectors on both ends, 10 ft cable, LED that indicates that the polarity of the 12 vdc supply is wrong or right) and an Apple //c Flat Panel Display. Yes, the display requires a lot of light, and ' is never great, but considering the supply of LapTops provided by Apple, . . . For complete portability, I use a Prarie Power rechargable battery system. It's big and heavy, but it works and isn't vaporware. Given the absence of the much-desired "flat-mac", the portable //c is very useful. I think Apple missed the ball on this one. ****DISCLAMER: My comments, etc., are my own shakey opinions ******** | Bruce P. Halpern Psychology & Neurobiology & Behavior Cornell Ithaca | | INTERNET:halp@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu BITNET:D57J@CORNELLA D57J@CRNLVAX5| | UUCP:{vax135,rochester,decvax}!cornell!batcomputer!halp | | PHONE: 607-255-6433 Uris Hall, Cornell U., Ithaca, NY 14853-7601 |