On Tuesday, October 29, 2002, at 06:19 AM, Mark Szewczul wrote:
You're missing a basic point: people do not want to remove their batteries/fuel cells and thus probably shut down their machines. If fuel cells require removal before boarding (an "if" which may not be realistic, from what a few people have said here), and batteries do not, then fuel cells will be deprecated by business travelers.on AA, if you look down between the seats, on the armrest base, there is a little connector there that gives out 12V and looks remarkably like the cigarette lighter plug in your car! Use that people..and pressure your airlines to install more (First class gets the AC plug to boot), or threaten them that as you refill your fuelcel in flight, that the bumpy ride will make you spill some and people will think you are trying to start a fire.
This is the debate, not an issue of airlines supplying power.
--Tim May
"To those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, my message is this: Your tactics only aid terrorists." --John Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney General
