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On Mon, 09 Feb 1998 16:48:37 -0700 (MST), ELIZA wrote: > > >Are these warnings about heat really true? How do you even get it out of >your house in a brief case if it can't be *stored* at temperatures higher >than 95 deg F ? > >Extracted from IBM's Tips for using your IBM ThinkPad > >DON' T: >....... > * Leave the base of the ThinkPad computer resting directly on your > body (e.g., legs or torso) during an extended period of operation. > If you allow heat to build up it could cause discomfort or, > eventually, a skin burn. >....... My ThinkPad 701 has got VERY HOT while charging the battery in some instances, but it never burned me. > * Use or store your computer at temperatures below 5C (41F) or above > 35C (95F). Hmmm... I took my ThinkPad with me to Yosemite last year on a school trip, and temperatures went down to 25-40øF, and I never had any problems with it, even in my room (the heater took about a day to start working. <g> ). -- Paul Khoury pkhoury@loop.com http://pkhoury.dyn.ml.org (if you can't get to the website, then I'm not online) To request a list of available docuements, reply with DOCUMENTS in the subject line. Current system statistics: The Operating System/2 Version is 4.00 Revision 9.029 There are 22 Processes with 85 Threads. This machine's uptime is 0d 0h 44m 10s 351ms.