At 10:18 am +0100 25/3/03, Javier Pedreira (Wicho) wrote: >Simon Chapman said on 25/3/2003: > >>"Maximum operating altitude: 3000 m (10,000 feet)" >> >>Presumably this means that we're voiding our warranty if we use it on a >>plane... > >I don't think so: > >Cabin pressure in planes (at least in commercial planes) is kept to a >equivalent of 8,000 feet or less: > > <http://books.nap.edu/books/0309082897/html/311.htm> > <http://digilander.libero.it/andreatheone/7.htm> > <http://askvrd.org/askateacher/knowledgedb.asp?cat=517&ques=1167> Which would be fine if the Apple spec referred to cabin pressure, but it only refers to height. Simon