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                    2006
                
            
            
                15 Oct
                
                '06
                
            
            
            
        
    
                4:15 p.m.
            
        > It's a pity that laptop makers don't either design their machines to > operate on a nominal 13.8 VDC or sell a relatively inexpensive and > commonly available 13.8-to-[whatever DC voltage the laptop uses on > whatever oddball connector they use that seems to be unique to that make > and model and likely serial number and unavailable anywhere]. Uh, Apple laptops plug into EmPower without transformers. -Bill