> 10 C cells, isn't it? I seem to remember fitting 2 rows of 5 into the
> machine. I rarely run it off the internal batteries -- there's a 12V
> input socket on the back that seems to make a lot more sense...
It's been a while since I looked at mine, might well be 10. :) You loose
the internal clock if you don't keep batteries in the thing.
>
> I like to demonstrate that the PPC640 is _wider_ than a 19" rack panel
> (like a PDP11 front panel). Not many laptops can claim that ;-)
>
> I assume you realise that the PPC640 is basically the same as an Amstrad
> XT-clone with the motherboard cut in half and the 2 halves stacked to fit
> into the case. And an LCD controller added to the graphics circuitry. Oh,
> and a PSU to run off batteries. But the main chips are the same as in
> several Amstrad desktop machines...
No, I had no idea. :) I wonder if you could stuff a mini-pci motherboard
in there? or maybe the guts from an iOpener? Just a thought. :)
>
> -tony
>
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Jim Strickland
jim_at_DIESPAMMERSCUMcalico.litterbox.com
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