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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
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Posted: Mon Dec 15 08:47:12 1986
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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.

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