site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Darwin-dev@lists.apple.com On Oct 9, 2005, at 3:14 PM, André-John Mas wrote: -john The danger of operating with the lid closed is that of a fried screen or some other aspect of the computer being fried. For the most part PowerBooks and iBooks just aren't designed to work with a closed lid. I would think that if it were not designed to work that way, Apple wouldn't (a) tell you how to do it[1] and (b) demonstrate it in their retail outlets.[2] [1] p46 from my 15" AlBook manual: "Using Your PowerBook With the Display Closed. You can use your PowerBook with the display closed if the computer is connected to an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse, and the power adapter is plugged into the PowerBook and an outlet. [...]" [2] 12" PB on display at a local Apple Store with lid closed (held with zip-ties no less) and external mouse/keyboard-display. _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Darwin-dev mailing list (Darwin-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/darwin-dev/site_archiver%40lists.appl... This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com