Re: Two more silly II questions...

["sfahey" <sfahey@a2central.com.remove-12jg-this>]

  To: zwsdotcom
  Re: Re: Two more silly II questions...
  By: zwsdotcom to comp.sys.apple2 on Thu Aug 23 2007 05:30 am

 > According to about a zillion web references, one of the "bad" things
 > about the IIc+ was the internal mains power supply, which meant it was
 > no longer possible to run the thing directly off a 12V battery.
 > Implication is that hordes of people were powering their IIcs off
 > batteries. Yet I find no documented instance of anyone actually doing
 > it, unless you count "2010" :)

I've done it. The novelty wears off pretty quickly. I've used an original //c
in conjunction with a cigarette lighter adapter cable (not an inverter) and
with a Prarie Power Pack... and a //c+ with a standard inverter.

If it were still 198x, It would be a lot more practical but when I travel, I
emulate now, and save the real gear for when I'm at home (or KFest!).

Years ago, when I was was bench tech for a state-operated hospital, there were
a few people who lugged around battery equipped //c computers to their patients
(for specialized testing) but as soon as grant money came in, a //e would be
installed on the unit, and the //c would be retasked to the school program.

I've also met a couple of people who lived on boats (former boss and friends)
who used //c computers on and off inverters.

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