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Re: Boeing's Connexion announcement


From: Chris Adams <cmadams () hiwaay net>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 13:52:41 -0500


Once upon a time, Jay Hennigan <jay () west net> said:
Into which the laptop user plugs the inverter he has in his carry-on 
that he bought for use in the rental car, producing 115vac (240 if from 
Europe).  Into this he plugs the laptop SMPS, into which he plugs the 
laptop.  Horribly inefficient, but that's the way Joe Sixpack does it. 
He probably doesn't have much of a choice.

My Thinkpad power brick has both AC and DC (car/airline) power cables.
-- 
Chris Adams <cmadams () hiwaay net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.


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