701s and NiMH batteries

[<Mitchell_Yee@jud.ca.gov>]

     My company finally bought me two NiMH batteries for my 701C
     after hearing my curse my old NiCad battery one too many times.
     
     Is there any care and feeding instructions for NiMH batteries that 
     might differ from the NiCads?  IBM techies have mentioned
     that the batteries are not supposed to require any specialized 
     handling, including deep discharge or trickle re-charge.  I'd
     like to believe this, but back in grad school daze, an adjacent lab
     (and almost my lab) was set on fire by NiMH battery development.
     
     Thanks in advance,
     Mitchell