Re: 5gb PCMCIA hard drives and familiar?

On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 08:20:34PM -0700, Sean J. Schluntz wrote:
>
> What I wonder though, is how long will the battries last with both both cards
> in and in use. I've seen comments on the list of 802.11b cards just turning
> off after four hours, not a real issue you just lose connectivity. But what
> if the HD and the NIC go down after 2 hours and no warning, loss of data.
>
> bad, very bad.

Yep. The 4-hour wireless card observation was me, btw. I
wonder/worry the same thing, though a good deal of my usage would be
near a power outlet, since I'd be using it as a notebook replacement
while travelling.

It does make an interesting argument for a solid journalling FS
on iPaq-based *nixen.

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Mark C. Langston
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