On Fri, Dec 03, 1999 at 01:52:36PM -0500, billy ball wrote:
> that's what i initially thought, but apparently, according to Sony (in the
> notebook's manual) there is some draw...
Can you change batteries while on the move? I can with my ThinkPad - I
just hibernate the machine then remove the drained battery, insert a new
one and switch on again. It's very hard for one's machine to draw current
when there is no battery installed. :-)
> interestingly, there
> are several ways to save power: reduce screen brightness; turn off the
> hard drive; put LCD in video standby; suspend; and hibernate (all of which
> work with Linux)... which makes this laptop (with a 'real' internal modem,
> working sound, and 1024x768 @16bpp) a very nice Linux portable!
Ditto with mine, minus the modem (none built in - I have a PCMCIA one
instead), and since it's a 1997 model the screen is only 800x600 @16bpp
but it generally suffices.
imc
