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From: warack@aero.ARPA (Chris Warack )
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: MAC OVERSEAS
Message-ID: <253@aero.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 12:55:26 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 10 12:55:26 1985
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Reply-To: warack@aero.UUCP (Chris Warack (5734))
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Organization: The Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, CA
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Summary: 

[Eat this line, gag and die]

	I've taken my Mac on flights with me a few times including once to
my parents home in Honolulu.  While that isn't international overseas, it
was in a L1011 wide-body.  I have the Apple carry case.
	The airlines haven't hassled over it as carry on luggage, BUT:

	1)  Security has a tough time with it.  (I would suggest you don't
let them X-ray your Mac).  I once had to show a guard how it was plugged in
before he believed it was a computer.  In any case, you'll have to open the
case and show them.  (I've only had to take it out twice, though).

	2)  Only ONCE was I able to fit it in the space under the seat in
front of me, and that was questionable.  I had to really squeeze it in and
it still stuck out a little.  Twice I was able to put it in the overhead
rack, instead.  But, this always scares me, because its a bit precarious.
The other three flights, (including Hawaii -- wide-bodies don't have
overhead racks for most seats) I've had to give it to the flight
attendants who have a) put it in a closet set aside for just that purpose;
b) put it with the hang up bags; c) put it with her own bags (and it almost
didn't fit there).

	In summary, if you have any other way of shipping it, you'd be
better off using it.  The flight attendants are USUALLY sympathetic but
its not guaranteed.  Try one of the padded chests currently on the market,
and checking it ...?

Bon Voyage,
Chris Warack

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