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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Zeuspaul who wrote (8775)	9/4/1999 11:38:00 AM
From: Howard R. Hansen	Respond to of 14778

Perhaps the best solution is to use rechargeable nickel metal hydride NiMH) batteries, which have a number of advantages over nickel cadmium: Most likely you all know this but for completeness it should be pointed out most laptops computers now use lithium batteries and only low end lap tops use NiMH batteries. Lithium have a higher power density and cost more. Most laptop manufacturers sell extra lithium battery packs for approximately $200. However, if it has extra cells $280 may be a reasonable price for a replacement battery pack for a Hewlett Packard laptop. But more likely most of the price difference is Hewlett Packard's profit. Conclusion just because you see NIMh battery packs selling for less than $100 it doesn't mean Hewlett Packard is ripping you off.

To: Zeuspaul who wrote (8775)	9/4/1999 1:35:00 PM
From: Spots	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

>>Batteries Great list, ZP!

To: Zeuspaul who wrote (8775)	9/4/1999 9:17:00 PM
From: Clarence Dodge	Respond to of 14778

ZP This new product from PowerQuest sounds like it would suit your 'automatic system snapshot' requirements from a few months back. Too bad its another w95/98 only product from them. Guess thats where the bucks are. From the PowerQuest email newsletter: Introducing SecondChance(TM), the easiest way to get your computer working after a mishap. For more information, please visit: powerquest.com Dear valued PowerQuest(R) Customer, Computer mishaps happen to all of us. A new screen saver wrecks your display settings... That new shareware program decides to alter your config.sys and autoexec.bat without bothering to tell you... You install a new game and the rest of your applications stop working... Let's face it, it is impossible to predict when you are going to push the wrong button and suddenly end up looking at The Blue Screen of Death. But fortunately, now there's hope! PowerQuest gives you a "SecondChance." When a system is impaired due to a system conflict, configuration errors, buggy software, data corruption, or simple user error, SecondChance from PowerQuest, allows you to automatically and safely restore your system back to an earlier point in time when the PC worked great. And it does this without time-consuming backup tapes and restore programs. Here's how it works: 1. SecondChance takes "Checkpoints," which are snapshots of your system, at user-specified points in time. 2. These checkpoints are created automatically, by a built-in scheduler or manually, whenever you want. 3. When disaster strikes, you merely select the checkpoint to where you want to go back and reboot. It's that easy! SecondChance takes your PC back to exactly how it was this morning, yesterday, last week, or whenever the PC was working perfectly. Plus, SecondChance can be installed on all Win 95/98 workstations and laptops, drastically reducing the resources and costs associated with supporting impaired mission-critical systems, both internally and on the road. It's fully compatible with other programs and utilities, and won't slow your system down or waste disk space. In short, PowerQuest SecondChance takes the frustration out of personal computing.