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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
- Path: sparky!uunet!ulowell!iisat!mkseast!dale
- From: dale@mkseast.uucp (Dale Gass)
- Subject: Re: Sharp Palmtops???
- Organization: Mortice Kern Systems, Atlantic Canada Branch
- Distribution: na
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 20:50:59 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan10.205059.224@mkseast.uucp>
- References: <1993Jan8.212126.16013@julian.uwo.ca> <1993Jan9.001037.18501@nuscc.nus.sg>
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- fbap2018@nusunix1.nus.sg (EE POH KHIAM LINCOLN) writes:
- >Unfortunately, in high power mode AND using the serial port will
- >drain the batteries like crazy (2 hrs?). Using the AC adapter helps
- >but to my dismay, the batteries will ALSO run down albeit slower.
- >
- >Perhaps my hardware is faulty. Anyone with similar experiences?
-
- I find the serial port does drain batteries much quicker, but with the AC
- adapter, I've experienced no noticable battery drain with extensive serial
- port usage.
-
- -dale
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- Dale Gass, Mortice Kern Systems, Atlantic Canada Branch
- Business: dale@east.mks.com, Pleasure: dale@mkseast.uucp
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