on 6/21/00 Mike Friese wrote: > I an on an airplane over Texas right now with my 2400c on my lap. I can't > tell you how nice it is to have this dainty computer in these cramped > seats. > > I have only one battery and I am trying to milk it for all it's worth. I > am following all the power saving recommendations (dimmed, networking > off, spin down hard drive, etc.) As an experiment I just popped out my > Global Village Powerport Platinum Pro ethernet/28.8K modem. It was hot! > > I used to have another GV modem in my 190 and it ran cold when running > from batteries. Am I doing something wrong or does the GV PP Platinum Pro > just have lousy power management? Don't worry. The heat is transferred from the CPU. It's hot irrespective of whether 603e or G3 upgraded. The heat convection pipe runs under the PC metal card cage--probably intentionally for increased heat dissipation since it goes optimally to a corner and there is more metal there (and air flow0 as well. The old 68030 runs a lot cooler. --- Sidney Ho ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Now $199.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
