Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!ames!sdcsvax!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!hplabs!well!shibumi From: shibumi@well.UUCP (Kenton Abbott Hoover) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Taking a Mac to Europe Message-ID: <3499@well.UUCP> Date: Sun, 5-Jul-87 15:18:13 EDT Article-I.D.: well.3499 Posted: Sun Jul 5 15:18:13 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 6-Jul-87 00:39:52 EDT References: <1318@ssc-vax.UUCP> <2462@husc6.UUCP> Reply-To: shibumi@well.UUCP (Kenton Abbott Hoover) Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA Lines: 26 In article <2462@husc6.UUCP> mazur@endor.UUCP (Eric Mazur) writes: >1) The SE with internal disk is *very heavy*. It's moveable, not really > portable. You'll notice if you have to walk from one airline terminal > to the other. When a machine weighs as much as a mac does the extra seven pounds are not that much more. I have an old style (512K size) case (the strap died the other day after about two years of use) and my problem is more finding a balance point in carrying it then the weight itself. >3) The new style keyboard does not fit in the old Apple Mac carrying case: > it's too large. however, the keyboard sleeve is well placed-- its on the closing side of the zipper; the standard kbd sticks out about four inches, the extended sticks out about eight inches (which is too much). The extended kbd doesnt fit in the sleeve very well either... >4) The Apple carrying case does not fit in the overhead compartments, not > even on a Boeing 747. Here are a few tips: And when it does fit under a seat, it tends to fit very tightly. I one day hope to create a list of planes and airlines that have the right room under the seat. -- ! Kenton A. Hoover {hoptoad,hplabs,lll-lcc,ptsfa}!well!shibumi ! ! SNAIL: 1748 Clement Street ! ! Prescriptive Technology San Francisco, CA 94121 ! ! "Evil will always triumph over good because good is dumb!" !