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Re: Duracell advertising NiMH batteries

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From: Lenny Goodman
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 01:49
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In article <PHR.92Dec22230558@napa.telebit.com> phr@telebit.com (Paul Rubin) writes:
>The current BYTE magazine has a big ad from Duracell advertising
>NiMH battery packs, allegedly soon to be available at retail outlets
>everywhere.  They look in the photos like snap-in packs for
>notebook computers.  I don't have the text handy but there
>was no indication that loose cells would be availble.
>I plan to phone them when I get a chance and try to get more info.

I did phone them after I saw the ad in Byte  and they said they were 
not marketing them in normal consumer sizes (AA,C,D,AAA,9V). They
told me the batteries were for applications such as notebook computers
and camcorders.

  -- Len Goodman
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