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From: jbrindle@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Joseph S. Brindley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Using laptops on airplanes
Summary: rebuttal
Keywords: laptop, airplane
Message-ID: <27558dff.1b83@petunia.CalPoly.EDU>
Date: 29 Nov 90 22:38:55 GMT
References: <160670@kean.ucs.mun.ca> <2236@abcom.ATT.COM>
Organization: Cal Poly State Univ,CSC Dept,San Luis Obispo,CA 93407
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In article <2236@abcom.ATT.COM> bcttst1@abcom.ATT.COM (4684446 ) writes:
>
>I believe the use of laptops on airplanes is prohibited since the laptops
>emit radio frequency radiation which may interfere with navigational,
>as well as other, on-board instrumentation.
>
>You would not that popular if you caused the plane to malfunction!


This was an early fear expressed by ignorant airlines when laptops first came 
out but it is not grounded in fact as most, if not all, laptops have a FCC 
class b rating.  I have used mine many times.  No crashes yet! :-)


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