thecloud@dhw68k.cts.com (Ken McLeod) (09/23/89)
In article <1716@draken.nada.kth.se> d88-jwa@nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte) writes: > >Correct me if I'm wrong, but last I heard the Apple Laptop will not >be powered off batteries, you'd need a regular outlet to use it. >So, are your beaches equipped with electrical wiring, or do you >intend to use the multi - $1000 laptop as a pillow in the sand :-D ? > >h+@nada.kth.se OK, you're wrong. :-) The Macintosh Portable uses lead acid batteries. Even includes a "Battery DA" with a thermometer-like display, showing how much power is left. Don't know about using the laptop as a pillow in the sand, but at the Apple rollout, one of the first scenes in the video they showed was of a girl in a bikini at the beach, with a Portable on the sand next to her... -- ========== ....... ============================================= Ken McLeod :. .: UUCP: ...{spsd,zardoz,felix}!dhw68k!thecloud ========== :::.. ..::: INTERNET: thecloud@dhw68k.cts.com //// =============================================