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From: mjohnson@Apple.COM (Mark Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: GS battery failure
Keywords: What is aprox. life?
Message-ID: <19357@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 24 Oct 88 14:15:59 GMT
References: <2519@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> <666@n8emr.UUCP>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <666@n8emr.UUCP> lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden) writes:
>
>From folks I have talked to on Compuserve, the batteries in the GS have lasted
>from a few weeks to 22+ months.  Note that in the few weeks case, that was
>AFTER the battery had been replaced!
>

When my battery died around the 10 month period, an Apple dealer explained
to me that the stated battery life included shelf life.  The battery may
have been in your machine for only a few months, but how long was it stored
before that.  Seems to make sense, but I don't know if it is true.

Mark Johnson