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From: xdab@ellis.uchicago.edu (David Baird)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Charge Life on a Toshiba
Keywords: Toshiba, T1200HB, Battery Pack Charge Life
Message-ID: <1990Aug16.191739.22709@midway.uchicago.edu>
Date: 16 Aug 90 19:17:39 GMT
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My office recently purchased a Toshiba T1200HB portable computer. I
charged up the batteries according to the manual, loaded the software,
started to learn to use the computer, and then went on vacation.
While I was on vacation I put the computer on the shelf, but I did not
have it plugged into the AC adaptor. Today my boss and I were going to
look at the computer, but the batteries were totally drained. (Vacation
lasted 2 weeks.) I am now recharging, but the question arose as to
whether we have a bad battery pack or if this is usual operating
procedure? Or another way to ask the question is do we have to keep it
plugged in unless we actually have to operate it without access to 
a wall plug (like in a meeting or working overnight in a hotel room)?

Thanks for your insights.


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