It's a neat concept, but nobody gets enough battery life, and this design would reduce the energy density of the battery. With two firewire ports, most folks don't run out. I don't think the bus would draw power unless something's plugged into it, though I may be wrong there.
- Jeff Lentz --- Luca Rescigno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know if this would be possible, but might it > be? Could a > battery be custom built to include a bus-powered > FireWire/USB/USB2 > port? Then you could just pop in the battery and > have instant > bus-powered ports, and you'd still have your PC card > slot free for > something else. You would be able to turn the bus > power on or off for > each individual port to maximize battery life, > because you wouldn't > want power going to a port you don't use. __________________________________________________ Yahoo! - We Remember 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives lost http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
