linuxcaffe; thinkpad battery life

[David J Patrick]

On Wed, 2004-10-27 at 15:14, Adam Raymond wrote:
> 
> Maybe you should have desktops (or laptops) set up at some kind of
> station,
No can do; it would inhibit the flexible layout
>  that way they aren't relying on battery power. Then people
> that have their own laptops will come to the caffe and use your
> wireless service. If the battery is such an issue, you might want to
> consider it.

One strategy is to set up a larger precision DC power supply, and to
distribute coax drops at conveniant locations. Another approach is to
have 110v a/c outlets everywhere, but that would require a power supply
for each laptop.
djp

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