On Thu, 29 Apr 2004, M. Warner Losh wrote:

> In message: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0404291547070.30342-100000@green.home.org>
>             billy ball <bball@tux.org> writes:
> : and the Z50 is the only BSD notebook i'm aware of that can run for 3-4
> : hours or more off of AA batteries! (the AA dry cell adapter is a nice
> : add-on [comes in the box] when one purchases the dual-LiIon battery)...
> 
> My Mobile Pro 780 does the same thing with the adapter that I
> bought...

very good! i like that kind of flexibility in a device... i wonder if 
anyone has tried one of the portable solar panels? (i assume one would 
need an intermediate storage battery or directly charge NiMh cells)...

i am very grateful for the quality of the NetBSD distro for the Z50... 
being able to run the OS on these portable devices is one of the great 
software/hardware bargains! (i'm still finding additional uses for my z50, 
such as a wireless appliance controller and high-frequency radio beacon 
indicator - next up is a port for automatic position reporting via a VHF 
transceiver)...

:-)