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From: wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu (William M. Bumgarner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac as airline hand baggage
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Date: 27 Jul 89 14:32:21 GMT
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It has always amused me that the airlines require you to turn on the mac to
make sure it isn't a bomb.

Gee.  that really proves a lot, doesn't it.

Consider this: Every mac in the non-modular series (including the SE/30) has
  had room for 1 or 2 internal hard drives mounted in various different ways
  other than the original apple mountings.  If a person put that much
  plastique into the case, and was at least bright enough not to connect it
  to the Mac's power supply, it would definitely take out the plane.
  Remember the bomb that punched a large hole in the side of a plane-- that
  was a wallet or cigarrette sized bomb.

Also, there is talk that the airlines are going to prohibit ALL electronic
  devices from the passenger area AND/OR cargo hold.  bad deal.

b.bum
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