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On Mon, 9 Feb 98 14:38:35 HST, David Ross 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 ? > >Fortunately, Hawaii (unlike Arizona) never gets above 95 degrees outside, but >my office *does* get up to 100 at times, and I've never had any trouble running >machines in this environment. > >> 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. > >I agree with this, and strongly recommend the Levenger lap desk (weighs almost nothing, >and provides a useful work surface/thermal barrier). > >> * Use or store your computer at temperatures below 5C (41F) or above >> 35C (95F). > >IBM ran a television advert fairly heavily for a while, in which a TP was used for >communication in a sweltering jungle. I wonder if their tech department and >advertising department talk? > Knowing IBM, I seriously doubt it. That's one of the problems with IBM. Interestingly, some of their advertisments are good, but overall, they need a new advertising department. -- 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 84 Threads. This machine's uptime is 0d 1h 7m 35s 468ms.