Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!im4u!milano!marks From: marks@milano.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Switchable power on computers Message-ID: <3125@milano.UUCP> Date: Mon, 15-Dec-86 08:47:12 EST Article-I.D.: milano.3125 Posted: Mon Dec 15 08:47:12 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 16-Dec-86 21:15:50 EST References: <244@ducall.UUCP> Sender: marks@milano.UUCP Distribution: world Organization: MCC, Austin, TX Lines: 17 In article <244@ducall.UUCP>, don@ducall.UUCP (Donald C. Mullen) writes: > I'm interested in getting an IBM-compatible computer which can be used > both in the United States (110v-60cycles) and abroad (220v-50cycles). > Not only the computer itself needs to switch between the two, but also > the moniter. Battery-operated laptop PCs (e.g., Toshiba 1100) achieve this as a side-effect (if their built-in display is satisfactory): you just need a voltage converter to plug their charger into, since they in effect run off DC. -- +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Peter Marks, MCC, 9390 Research Blvd., Austin TX 78759 | | (512)338-3349 marks@mcc.com | | {gatech,harvard,pyramid,seismo}!ut-sally!im4u!milano!marks | +------------------------------------------------------------+