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- From: walter_gorlitz@mindlink.bc.ca (walter gĂ·rlitz)
- Subject: Re: mac modems with no wall adaptor needed
- Message-ID: <1996Feb16.212654.11050@dsi.bc.ca>
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- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 21:26:25 GMT
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- srs3@crux1.cit.cornell.edu (Motti) wrote:
-
- >I got a SupraExpress 144plus for my macintosh (8100) and
- >to my surprise I found that it had no wall adaptor. Rather, it
- >takes it power off of the ADB port.
-
- >This is *very* connvenient, but does anyone know if there is
- >any disadvantage to this arrangment?
-
- Yes. I know there is a limit to the amount of power the ADB bus can
- handle. If you use a lot of items on your ADB chain, you'll either
- lose power to one or more devices on the chain or you'll fry the chip
- inside the Mac.
-
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