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To: derek cao who wrote (42359)	12/16/1997 11:02:00 AM
From: L. Adam Latham	Read Replies (1) of 186894

All (slightly off-topic): There was an interesting article in the 12/8/97 Business Week about the advances in crank-operated flashlights and radios. The crank winds up a spring that turns a generator for power. Radios with the crank can "play at a consistent volume and quality with no power surges for about an hour at a time." The really interesting part was buried in the last paragraph: "BayGen has more in store. It's working on cellular phones and has even powered a low-tech computer for 20 minutes via a crank." There were no other details, but I found the possible elimination of batteries from cell phones and laptops fascinating. Adam

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