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- From: Caughill <Caughill@mixcom.mixcom.com>
- Subject: Re: Superclock Battery indicator indicates wrong?!?!?
- Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milwaukee, WI U.S.A.
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 22:36:31 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan07.223631.1100@mixcom.com>
- References: <103935@netnews.upenn.edu>
- Sender: ddeedd@mixcom.com (Michael Caughill)
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- In <103935@netnews.upenn.edu> hodas@saul.cis.upenn.edu (Josh Hodas) writes:
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-
- >I am experiencing a really frustrating problem. Superclock, which I
- >couldn't live without, includes a handy battery indicator when it is running
- >on a powerbook.
-
- >Unfortunately, at least on my duo and my wife's, it indicates wrong.
- >It will rarely get below 3/4's full by the time the battery DA indicates
- >almost empty, and I start getting battery related dialogues.
-
- >Has anyone else seen this problem? It didn't occur (as far as I can recall)
- >on my 100.
-
- The power reading on Superclock!'s battery indicator is inaccurate. The author
- indicated to me that he does plan on making it more accurate, but he hasn't
- had a chance to work on it. Remember, it is freeware and I think we're all
- lucky that he gave us such a wonderful program in the first place. :-)
-
- Mike Caughill
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- Caughill@mixcom.com
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