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From: mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac as airline hand baggage
Summary: Take a few precautions
Keywords: Mac airline carryon
Message-ID: <362@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU>
Date: 27 Jul 89 02:30:25 GMT
References: <30351@cornell.UUCP>
Reply-To: mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb)
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In article <30351@cornell.UUCP> pap@cs.cornell.edu (Paul Pritchard) writes:
>I'm flying NY (alright, Newark) to London soon, and will be taking
>my Mac (SE/30 HD40) with me. It seems to me the best plan is to
>put the Mac in one of those commercially-available padded carry bags
>and take it as hand baggage. I'd like to hear of anyone's experiences
>with this. (The airline is Continental.) Thanks.

I've taken a Mac with me on Continental many times, and there are just a few
precautions to take (Disclaimer:  I've never tried going overseas; Customs
may give you some sort of hassle with that...).
Be sure your hard drive is backed-up and parked.
Put the yellow shipping
dummy-disk that came in your floppy drive in, to protect the heads from
jostling damage.
TAKE YOUR CABLES with you, in the same bag or in an easily accessible bag.  I
have had the airlines ask me to plug in the Mac and turn it on to demonstrate
that it works and isn't just a box jam-packed w/explosives or something.  (Of
course, you may then have to re-park your drive).
Check with someone about customs, though!

--Mike Kobb