Tim: >> I'm sceptical, too (about that belief). I'm inclined to believe that >> story has been conjured up by someone to explain things, and everyone >> else has simply gone along with it.
Joe Zeff: > Be as skeptical as you want, but it's been true ever since I got my > first PC in the late '80s, and it wasn't new then. I'd like to see some proof that it's actually designed to run slow when the battery goes flat, as opposed that merely being what happens. It's a bit like claiming a manual transmission car is designed to make horrible noises when you change gears without the clutch. No, it wasn't designed to make noises, but that's what happens. -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -rsvp Linux 3.9.10-100.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Sun Jul 14 01:31:27 UTC 2013 x86_64 Boilerplate: All mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted, there is no point trying to privately email me, I only get to see the messages posted to the mailing list. Just because nobody complains, it doesn't mean that all parachutes are perfect. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
