Any ideas why X could do actual damage? I can see smoke..... > >While some people have experienced actual physical problems with >portable batteries under OS X, for the most part the decrease in >battery life is due to two things: OS X has a Virtual Memory scheme >that increases hard disc activity (you can offset this by installing >as much RAM as possible), and at present it lacks the power >management features kept battery life long under OS 9. (That may >change in a future version.) > >So what you're seeing is probably par for the course. -- Signhelpers - One stop for all your sign needs. Mike Urseth Signhelpers P.O. Box 237 Ridgeland WI 54763 715-837-1120