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Re: using the c64 in a car...

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From: Wayne Thompson
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1986 17:09
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> Is there *any* way to take the c64 and use it in a car?  It needs, what a 
> 12v and a 9v power supply (or a 9 and a 5?).  Does it really *have* to be 
> getting it AC?
> ==============================================================================
> ....I disclaim everything, I had nothing to do with it, it's not my fault!....
> Randal Spencer  - DEC, {amiga} Consulting -  University of Southern California

A friend of mine is using a vic-20 in his car. He clipped the input cord
between the transformer and the computer and added a cigarette lighter
plug to it. NO, it doesn't require AC. the drawback is that the machine
will run hotter due to having to drop more voltage.
----
Which is worse ignorance or apathy? Who knows, who cares.

Wayne Thompson
..{bene,mordor,nsc,oliveb,pyramid,ucbvax}!tolerant!waynet

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to discern who is
responsible for these opinions, the poster or the company he works for.
Good luck!!
-- 
Which is worse ignorance or apathy? Who knows, who cares.

Wayne Thompson
..{bene,mordor,nsc,oliveb,pyramid,ucbvax}!tolerant!waynet

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to discern who is
responsible for these opinions, the poster or the company he works for.
Good luck!!
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Subject: Re: using the c64 in a car...
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