>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. All specs are subject to interpretation. I just checked the specs for homo sapiens. They're not supposed to go above 10,000 feet either cuz the air is too thin. But I keep seeing them going up to that moon thing. -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Robert Ameeti mailto:robert at ameeti.net If you were arrested for kindness, would there be enough evidence to convict you? <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>