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> Message from Steven
> ===================
> Sindi wrote:
> > A battery indicator seems like a useful tool
> > for BL since it is aimed at laptops (but none
> > of my older laptops have chargeable batteries).
>
> I have six old laptops.  None of them has a
> useable battery.
>
> Cheers,
> Steven

We have three Compaqs (not counting a 486 with one bad key), three 
Toshibas, one Gateway, one Hitachi, one DELL, and only the latter has 2 
minutes of battery time. (And two 386s and an XT that still work).  But 
this does not mean BL should not support laptops that do have usable 
batteries.  It is even useful on computers that are LESS than ten years 
old. It boots fast, works on computers where Ubuntu and Knoppix won't boot 
even if they do have enough memory, and on computers which won't boot from 
CD, is straightforward and a good educational tool.  Therefore some way to 
check battery would be useful.  Could you compile apm.o as a module and 
post that?  I don't see it under misc.


Sindi