> A year or so ago, I posted a note discussing trickle charging > "nonrecharagable batteries". I was immediately castigated by several > experts ...
Heh, point them at Motorola's own site which states clearly that the battery in a StarMax is trickle charged. And I know other machines trickle-charge the CMOS battery - it may have been the Acorn Archimedes where that feature was withdrawn because stuff blew up. It's been too long, but other machines certainly have the feature. (maybe it was just that older models lacked the feature? or was it older Macs? guh, I need a working memory) So must my 486 have it, which is doing remarkably well. It's now 10 years old, and has the same motherboard battery as it started with, and it still works. For that matter, it's not got software power, and it's only switched on once in a while, but the battery is keeping going month in, month out, with virtually no help from external power any more. Not bad... - Dan. -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.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/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
