on 19/11/02 09:26, David M. Ensteness at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Interesting, I had never heard anything like this. You know of any tech > data on it? It seems like poor planning on Apple's part if its true. > >> When you put your Pismo to sleep and remove the main battery, the >> Backup Battery (a rather small lithium (?) battery) maintains your RAM >> contents. It is a fairly week battery, though, and can't maintain the >> contents of much RAM; 512MB is about the most it can preserve. Even >> with 512MB, it can only preserve the RAM for a few moments. Any more >> than about 512MB and you need AC Power or a Battery in the other bay.
No data, but I've read the story of a few people that tried to swap like they always did before increasing RAM only to be greeted with the familiar startup sound when they inserted the charged battery. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/RV: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] buzzword-compliant: [also `buzzword-enabled'] Used (disparagingly) of products that seem to have been specified to incorporate all of this month's trendy technologies. Key buzzwords that often show up in buzzword-compliant specifications as of 2001 include `XML', `Java', `peer-to-peer', `distributed', and `open'. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
