Have laptop, will travel, with extreme care

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Airline passengers who bring along their laptop computers need to observe these rules in order to prevent theft and damage. Never, ever, check your computer as baggage, because if it does not get damaged, it will be stolen. Insure your laptop. Make a current backup copy of whatever's on your laptop. Beware of laptop thieves, who often work in pairs and regularly hang around at conveyor belt security checkpoints and in airport restrooms and waiting rooms. If possible, carry your laptop in an inconspicuous padded backpack rather than in a carrying case marked with an obvious computer brand logo.

Airports, flying fields, & services, Airports, Airport Operations, Methods, Safety and security measures, Prevention, Business travel, Theft, Crime, Air travel, Laptop/portable computer, Notebook computers, Notebook computer, Airline passengers

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A parade of new portables, with new engines under the hood: the machines are more expensive, but pack more power and longer battery life

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Intel's 80486SL chip spurred the development of 80486-based portable computers because it provides faster processing than the 80386SL chip with the longer battery life so essential to portable computers. Compaq's $4,399 LTE Lite 4/25C portable computer has a 25 MHz 80486SL chip, a math coprocessor, cache memory, a 209Mbyte hard drive, a 1.44Mbyte 3.5 inch drive, an active-matrix color display, and DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1 installed. Compaq's LTE Lite/25E is 80386-SL-based and has a superior monochrome active-matrix display. AST Research's $4,995 Powerexec 4/25SL Colorplus has a 203Mbyte hard disk and two Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) Type II slots. IBM's $4,350 Thinkpad 700C uses IBM's version of the 80486SL chip, the 486SLC, which uses clock-doubling to operate at 50 MHz instead of 25. The Thinkpad also has an incomparable color screen that has up to 60 percent more pixels than other portable computer screens. The Thinkpad also has a built-in pointing device, a 120Mbyte removable hard disk and 4Mbytes of system memory.

Semiconductors and related devices, Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, Microprocessor, CPUs (Central processing units), Compaq Computer Corp., CPQ, Intel Corp., INTC, International Business Machines Corp., IBM, Design and construction, Laptop/Portable Computer, AST Research Inc., ASTA, Compaq LTE Lite 4/25c (486-based notebook), Compaq LTE Lite/25E (Notebook computer), AST Research PowerExec 4/25SL ColorPlus (Notebook computer), IBM ThinkPad 700C (486-based notebook), Intel 80486SL (Microprocessor)

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Apple offers a Macintosh for the teacher

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Apple Computer Inc's new $1,599 Macintosh LC 520 multimedia-ready microcomputer for classroom use is an outstanding value with but two flaws: it weighs 40 lbs, and only schools can purchase it in the US. The LC 520 bundles a fast microprocessor, extra memory, a CD-ROM drive, fine color monitor, stereo-speakers and a microphone together in a single, small-footprint box. Not only does it cost hundreds of dollars less than a similarly configured Macintosh LC III, it even beats or matches the price of comparable Microsoft Windows-based systems. While its weight might prevent teachers from taking it home to work on after hours, thieves should also find it difficult to steal. Apple has no plans to sell the LC 520 commercially in the US, but it is available in Japanese and Canadian stores. Teachers can also receive a 20-40 percent discount on commercial Apple products through the company's Educator Advantage program.

Microcomputers, Systems analysis, Teaching, AAPL, Multimedia systems, Elementary schools, Apple Inc., Equipment Acquisition, Microcomputer, System Design, Low Cost, Secondary Schools, Multimedia Technology, Discount Hardware, Apple Macintosh LC 520 (680X0-based system)

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