housen@ssc-vax.UUCP (Kevin Housen) (07/02/87)
A while back there was some discussion of traveling to Europe with
a Mac. I may be going to Yugoslavia and Italy in a couple of months
and I will need to bring a Mac, possibly an SE. Does anyone out there
have any experience with this? Whats needed in the way of power
converters? Are there any travel cases that work particularly well?
Thanks a heap...
Kevin Housen
MS 3H-29
Boeing Aerospace
Seattle, WA
(206)-657-3484mazur@endor.harvard.edu (Eric Mazur) (07/05/87)
In article <1318@ssc-vax.UUCP> housen@ssc-vax.UUCP (Kevin Housen) writes: > >A while back there was some discussion of traveling to Europe with >a Mac.... >... Does anyone out there have any experience with this? Well, I just got back from Europe. I brought along my MacSE (with internal hard disk). The wonderful thing of bringing an SE is that you can plug it in 220V without worrying about switches/voltages. The power supply automatically adapts itself to a voltage between 100V and 240V and 50/60Hz! A few things to take into account: 1) The SE with internal disk is *very heavy*. It's moveable, not really portable. You'll notice if you have to walk from one airline terminal to the other. 2) I asked to hand search it everywhere. At some places they will then ask you to turn it on. Be prepared and put a American->European outlet adaptor in you case 3) The new style keyboard does not fit in the old Apple Mac carrying case: it's too large. 4) The Apple carrying case does not fit in the overhead compartments, not even on a Boeing 747. Here are a few tips: a) On American domestic flights on 'small' airplanes, ask the flight attendant to take care of it (they'll usually put it in the first class bagage compartment). b) On flights within Europe there is no such thing: you might have a problem (I don't know). c) On transatlantic flights on widebody airplanes you can put your mac behind the last row of seats in a compartment! 5) Don't fly TWA -- they lost my luggage twice this year and they were consistently late (maybe this is just a coincidence, but it is too systematic in my eyes). If you have any further question, don't hesitate to contact me. Eric Mazur ARPA-NET: mazur@harvard.harvard.EDU BITNET: mazur@harvunxh.bitnet UUCP: / mazur {seismo,harpo,ihnp4,linus,allegra,ut-sally}!harvard! -- molphy!mazur \ lasex!mazur Eric Mazur ARPA-NET: mazur@harvard.harvard.EDU BITNET: mazur@harvunxh.bitnet UUCP: / mazur {seismo,harpo,ihnp4,linus,allegra,ut-sally}!harvard! -- molphy!mazur \ lasex!mazur
shibumi@well.UUCP (Kenton Abbott Hoover) (07/05/87)
In article <2462@husc6.UUCP> mazur@endor.UUCP (Eric Mazur) writes: >1) The SE with internal disk is *very heavy*. It's moveable, not really > portable. You'll notice if you have to walk from one airline terminal > to the other. When a machine weighs as much as a mac does the extra seven pounds are not that much more. I have an old style (512K size) case (the strap died the other day after about two years of use) and my problem is more finding a balance point in carrying it then the weight itself. >3) The new style keyboard does not fit in the old Apple Mac carrying case: > it's too large. however, the keyboard sleeve is well placed-- its on the closing side of the zipper; the standard kbd sticks out about four inches, the extended sticks out about eight inches (which is too much). The extended kbd doesnt fit in the sleeve very well either... >4) The Apple carrying case does not fit in the overhead compartments, not > even on a Boeing 747. Here are a few tips: And when it does fit under a seat, it tends to fit very tightly. I one day hope to create a list of planes and airlines that have the right room under the seat. -- ! Kenton A. Hoover {hoptoad,hplabs,lll-lcc,ptsfa}!well!shibumi ! ! SNAIL: 1748 Clement Street ! ! Prescriptive Technology San Francisco, CA 94121 ! ! "Evil will always triumph over good because good is dumb!" !