Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!usc!apple!bionet!ames!haven!udel!burdvax!pastor From: pastor@PRC.Unisys.COM (Jon Pastor) Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops Subject: Re: Toshiba 1000SE/Megahertz modem power Message-ID: <16080@burdvax.PRC.Unisys.COM> Date: 9 Jan 91 15:08:56 GMT References: <61850@bbn.BBN.COM> <1060@rna.UUCP> Sender: news@PRC.Unisys.COM Followup-To: pastor@prc.unisys.com Distribution: na Organization: Unisys Corporation, Paoli Research Center; Paoli, PA Lines: 24 A propos the T1000SE's battery, I was unable to find out from the manual whether it hurts to keep the machine plugged in even if it doesn't "need" it. Does their charger go into some kind of trickle mode when the battery is topped off, and is this wholesome for the batteries for, say, a couple of days? I am aware that the best way to keep NiCd batteries happy is to discharge them fully and then charge up, but does keeping them on trickle do them any serious harm. Also, I have been thinking of getting a memory upgrade (2MB, if possible). Does anyone have any advice about second-sourced memory, and does anyone know how much of a hit I'll take in terms of battery life if I use the extra memory as hardRAM? Also, does anybody have any experience with external disk drives, either Toshiba's or anyone else's? Is there a HDD that can be plugged in, or is the FDD slot really only a FDD slot (i.e., is the controller in the T1000SE, or in the drive)? Thanks in advance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jon Pastor pastor@prc.unisys.com Unisys Corporation ..!{psuvax1,sdcrdcf,cbmvax,bpa}!burdvax!pastor PO Box 517, Paoli PA 19301 215-648-2769 (o)