There are "screens" that you can mount to your laptop--actually hoods--that enable you to see clearly. Seems like a pain to me. I've tried only once (with a clamshell iBook) to use it in sunlight. Didn't work very well.
http://www.pbzone.com/hoodmanreview.shtml I was looking for info today on backlights (my son's iBook light died) and found all kinds of interesting threads on designing something to use ambient light through the back of a clear computer lid. Gary Jim Katz wrote: >I am dismayed with the uselessness of my TiBook in bright outdoor light. >Probably this is a general laptop problem. Is there an outboard outdoor >monitor screen that uses the kind of technology for overhead projectors or >something like that? Heck, I can see bits of the screen backlighted through >the Apple logo - this should be possible. > > > > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
