Re: Writer Needs Help

From	Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Writer Needs Help
Date	2014-05-18 19:31 -0400
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<llbfso$iet$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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nospam has written on 5/18/2014 4:07 PM:
> In article <llb38i$rok$1@dont-email.me>, Alek Trishan
> <alek.trishan@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> nospam has written on 5/18/2014 3:37 PM:
>> > In article <llb17g$e18$1@dont-email.me>, Alek Trishan
>> > <alek.trishan@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > 
>> >> >> Can't she run the 17" without a battery, from (as you would say) the
>> >> >> mains?
>> >> > 
>> >> > she can but it will be roughly half its normal speed.
>> >> 
>> >> Really? What causes that?
>> > 
>> > according to apple,
>> > 
>> >   If the battery is removed from a MacBook or MacBook Pro, the
>> >   computer will automatically reduce the processor speed. This prevents
>> >   the computer from shutting down if it demands more power than the A/C
>> >   adapter alone can provide.
>> 
>> So the AC adapter is deliberately crippled so they can sell more
>> batteries???
> 
> how do you get that?
> 
> normally, the power consumption of the macbook is well under what the
> power adapter can provide. however, it's possible that a peak burst
> could momentarily push it beyond, in which case the battery will fill
> the void until it drops back down. it's just a brief spike.

I never heard of that with a PC. Apparently, either PC OSes operate
differently or the PC laptop manufacturers supply an adapter that can
handle anything thrown at it.

Can you tell me what kind of program might cause a spike in power needed?

Thanks.

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Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-16 20:02 -0400
  Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-16 20:20 -0400
  Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-17 12:57 +1200
    Re: Writer Needs Help Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-16 20:24 -0700
      Re: Writer Needs Help Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-16 20:29 -0700
  Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-16 21:09 -0400
    Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-16 21:31 -0400
      Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-17 12:34 -0400
        Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-18 10:33 +1200
          Re: Writer Needs Help Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-17 23:39 +0100
            Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-18 10:50 +1200
              Re: Writer Needs Help Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-17 23:54 +0100
                Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-17 19:09 -0400
            Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-17 19:06 -0400
              Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-17 19:09 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-17 19:21 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-18 00:36 +0100
                Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-18 14:08 +1200
                Re: Writer Needs Help Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-18 09:45 +0100
                Re: Writer Needs Help dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-05-24 08:10 +1000
                Re: Writer Needs Help Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-24 13:04 +0100
                Re: Writer Needs Help dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-05-25 08:32 +1000
              Re: Writer Needs Help Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-17 16:43 -0700
                Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-18 14:09 -0400
              Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-18 13:58 +1200
          Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-17 19:06 -0400
            Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-17 19:08 -0400
              Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-17 19:25 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-18 13:56 +1200
            Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-18 13:50 +1200
              Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-18 14:10 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-18 14:26 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-18 15:21 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-18 15:37 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-18 15:56 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-18 16:07 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-18 19:31 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-18 19:48 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-18 20:44 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-18 21:07 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-05-18 23:42 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-19 09:38 +1200
    Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-17 13:43 +1200
      Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-16 22:04 -0400

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