On Dec 9, 2003, at 9:42 AM, Paul Bernhardt wrote: > I'll be upgrading to Panther in the next few days... (box sitting just > over there on the couch) I'm wondering about this... Right now, I only > get the fan running hard when a few programs run, specifically Cowy (a > cute little minesweeper variant)... Right now, for instance, no fan. > > Fan running will be common after Panther? That will reduce battery > life! I've been running Panther since the first night it was available and have NOT experienced the continuous fan issue. I had to replace the battery (not related to Panther, but to age) and I now routinely can get about 5 hours of continuous use. Charles Pearce (charlesp at ksu.edu)