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From: mazur@endor.harvard.edu (Eric Mazur)
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Subject: Re: Taking a Mac to Europe
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Date: Sat, 4-Jul-87 18:24:21 EDT
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In article <1318@ssc-vax.UUCP> housen@ssc-vax.UUCP (Kevin Housen) writes:
>
>A while back there was some discussion of traveling to Europe with
>a Mac....
>...  Does anyone out there have any experience with this?

Well, I just got back from Europe.  I brought along my MacSE (with internal
hard disk).  The wonderful thing of bringing an SE is that you can plug it
in 220V without worrying about switches/voltages.  The power supply
automatically adapts itself to a voltage between 100V and 240V and 50/60Hz!

A few things to take into account:

1) The SE with internal disk is *very heavy*.  It's moveable, not really
   portable.  You'll notice if you have to walk from one airline terminal
   to the other.
2) I asked to hand search it everywhere.  At some places they will then ask
   you to turn it on.  Be prepared and put a American->European outlet
   adaptor in you case
3) The new style keyboard does not fit in the old Apple Mac carrying case:
   it's too large.
4) The Apple carrying case does not fit in the overhead compartments, not
   even on a Boeing 747.  Here are a few tips:
   a) On American domestic flights on 'small' airplanes, ask the flight
      attendant to take care of it (they'll usually put it in the first
      class bagage compartment).
   b) On flights within Europe there is no such thing: you might have
      a problem (I don't know).
   c) On transatlantic flights on widebody airplanes you can put your mac
      behind the last row of seats in a compartment!
5) Don't fly TWA -- they lost my luggage twice this year and they were
   consistently late (maybe this is just a coincidence, but it is too
   systematic in my eyes).


If you have any further question, don't hesitate to contact me.


Eric Mazur

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