From: Jeremy Peter Howard Subject: FYI - PB Battery Life Date: Wed, 1 Jun 1994 18:22:54 +1000 (EST) The attached file is an RTF file explaining how to save PowerBook battery life. I wrote it for work, and felt that it would be useful for the wider Mac community. If the RTF format is a problem, I will post a different format. Feel free to mail any suggestions, corrections, etc. (This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0) :&R"LBQ&dG'aTCQ8YCRPT,R*dCLjcDA3!8dP84&0*9#%!N!3Dl`!!!8C+K&0*9#% !!3!!'Zpb6'&e!T!!!*!$&J&8!!dA8'phCA*#EfpV)%*KG(3J6'PQC5jbG'B!N!J 'N3#3'[q3"&4&@&408eG%!3#Trm2IUIr$i`#3"Pfl!*!''QN!!#8H!*!'Y6d1SQ! 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