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Re:Apple changes default MacBook charging behavior to improv... by seanmcdirmid on Thursday April 16, 2020 @04:57PM (#22893481)
That reminds me of the original PowerBook Duo, which couldn’t run plugged in if the battery was missing.
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Re:Apple changes default MacBook charging behavior to improv... by varjag on Thursday April 16, 2020 @06:21PM (#22894161)
I think this was a "feature" among all pre-Jobs Powerbooks.
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Re:Apple changes default MacBook charging behavior to improv... by kalleboo on Thursday April 16, 2020 @10:57PM (#22895805)
Naw, I have a PowerBook 145B and 540c, both have batteries that are long-dead and removed and they run fine.
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Re:Apple changes default MacBook charging behavior to improv... by FabHK on Friday April 17, 2020 @08:47AM (#22898500)
The PowerBook 145b was my first Mac. Wonderful little machine. 4 MB RAM, 80 MB hard disk. I ran a web browser on it, MacWeb, and could surf the web as it was back then perfectly fine. Not today, I suspect.
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Re:Apple changes default MacBook charging behavior to improv... by blihp on Thursday April 16, 2020 @06:40PM (#22894308)
Not all... I remember my 540c running without a battery.
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Re:Apple changes default MacBook charging behavior to improv... by geerlingguy on Thursday April 16, 2020 @10:09PM (#22895581)
My 180c would run without its battery, as well as my 3400c. I believe the 190 too.
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Re:Apple changes default MacBook charging behavior to improv... by varjag on Friday April 17, 2020 @03:05AM (#22896866)
Interesting. My 180 would not run without the battery.
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