Re: Mac as airline hand baggage

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From: Michael J Kobb
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 1989 23:19

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In article <kYnlnpG00iUyQ0a4Zq@andrew.cmu.edu> wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu (William M. Bumgarner) writes:
>It has always amused me that the airlines require you to turn on the mac to
>make sure it isn't a bomb.

>  other than the original apple mountings.  If a person put that much
>  plastique into the case, and was at least bright enough not to connect it
>  to the Mac's power supply, it would definitely take out the plane.

I thought of this too.  For heaven's sake, DON'T TELL THE AIRLINES!!!  Don't
even mention it within earshot of airport security.  At best they'll think
about it and get worried.  At worst, they will think you actually did it since
nobody would give so much thought to it if he wasn't going to do it.  :-)
We don't want the bad news of no electronic carryons to come true.

--Mike

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From: mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac as airline hand baggage
Summary: Re: bombs in macs
Keywords: Mac carryon luggage bomb
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Date: 27 Jul 89 23:19:35 GMT
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