[MLB-WIRELESS] Linux on laptops

[Clae]

At 3:50 PM +0800 12/5/03, Jason Leigh Lade wrote:
>The only problem with the built-in UPS idea is that leaving the 
>power in doesn't keep a healthy battery.  My thinkpad 240 with 
>Li-Ion battery doesn't even get 5 minutes without power now.  The 
>battery is next to useless, only enough time to boot and start open 
>office and then it's switching itself off.

All batteries have a finite service life.  Even the ones in UPSes 
need replacing.  How old is a Thinkpad 240 anyway?

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