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> Previous replies from this group suggest that the 360 does not monitor > its battery but instead maintains an estimate of power. With the unit I > will be purchasing a spare battery. If I order a tp750 battery: > (a) will the software and hardware report accurate power remaining On my 750, I've come to regard it as a rough, though reasonably close, estimate. Better than I had on my old Sharp notebook of course, but still not perfect. I've gotten down to the "30 minute beep" and then 10 to 15 minutes later had the system shut down on me (I've set it to suspend when battery is critically low). > (b) if so, is this reporting in any way different to the tp750 The 750 shows both a % charge remaining and a time remaining, which goes in increments of 10 minutes. It is somewhat nice, but as described above, not particularly accurate. > (c) is there any charge difference between the two batteries? I don't know. > (d) is IBM's figure of 7-10hours for a mono unit a little white > lie or an enormous white lie? An ENORMOUS lie. The 750Cs (which I had before sending it back for a 750C) was supposed to get 3.5 to 8 hours on a single charge (the 750C was supposed to get 3.4 to 8 hours). To me, that means--at MINIMUM-- you get 3.5 hours out of the battery. I discovered early and to my disappointment, that this is a significant lie. On the high end, I get 2.5 hours on a charge with continuous usage--I once got 3 hours, but that was with unrealistic usage--constant suspending whenever I looked away, etc. I'm unsure, but I think those on the list with Mono models of the 750 have gotten about 4 hours out of theirs. Which is still disappointing, considering the IBM claim for their machine was like yours--7 to 12 hours (might have even been 8 to 12 hours!). To me, this isn't even a stretch of the truth--it is a bald-faced lie and IBM is clearly guilty of it. It gets hard to piss on them about it though, because apparently, everyone else in the industry does it too. I would be lying if I said I was satisfied with the battery time though. I bought the machine expecting 3.5 hours out of the battery and I think I had a right to expect it, given the range of the claim--3.5 to 8 hours. If they had said 2.5 to 8 hours, then I would have only expected 2.5 hours. > Also, what is the consensus on PCDOS 6.3 and it's stacking program? > Would it be safer to install MSDOS 6.2 and Doublespace? Not that it makes much difference--but stick with PC-DOS. It has certain little features that I like better than MS-DOS anyway, and it is certainly no less capable. ----- Randy Whittle whittle@chaph.usc.edu University of Southern California School of Business (Fight on, 'SC Trojans!) - Motorcycle nut, HP 48GX & 100LX user, & lover of fine chocolate... "It's not denial, I'm just very selective about the reality I accept!" -Calvin "Consensus is the negation of leadership." - Margaret Thatcher