miscord@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (Michael Scordilis) (10/02/90)
Around the middle of August I asked for other people's experiences with travelling with a Mac. I got a lot of interesting and useful tips, so many that I think the issue is real and hot out there. Here I will briefly summarize my own experiences. I decided to take my SE/30 with me for a trip to the other side of the world, and not to check it in as luggage but take it on board. Going through two airports in the U.S. (Greenville on Eastern and Atlanta on SwissAir) the security asked me to plug it in and let them see that it starts. This way I did not pass it through the X-ray machine. Once on board, I put it in the compartment for hanging the clothes of the First Class Passengers, since the overheard of a DC-10 was not big enough. In Zurich, they have checking stations even for transit passengers. There they forced me to pass it through the X-ray machine. (When I insisted otherwise, they became very upset and rude). In Greece, I just bought a cable from a local dealer and the machine worked alright (220 Volts). The X-ray machine had not affected the internal HD40 and its contents in any way whatsoever. Going to Australia, again I avoided all X-ray machines (security was very reluctant). I put the Mac on the overhead compartment of a 747, on its back. Everything went O.K. and once down-under, I got a power cable, connected the Mac to the local 240V/50Hz mains and everything worked beautifully. In conclusion, travelling with the Mac and using it in different countries with vastly different supply voltages is no problem. The self-setting power supply works as it should. Transporting the machine in the appropriate luggage/bag and laying it on its side and passing through X-rays (an experience that will probably make you nervous) does not cause any problems either. It proved to me that the Mac is very sturdy and reliable unit. An extra reason for liking it. I hope this account helps other prospective travellers. Cheers! Michael Scordilis Dept of E&E Engr The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic 3052 AUSTRALIA Tel: (+61) (3) 344-6800 Fax: (+61) (3) 344-6678 miscord@mullian.ee.mu.oz.au Michael Scordilis |internet miscord@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU ee eng, uni of melbourne |uunet ..!uunet!munnari!mullian!miscord parkville 3052 |fax +[613] 344 6678 australia |phone +[613] 344