Re: [NTLK] Battery Monitoring apps - BattTrax?

From: Thomas and Lisa Hofts (thofts_at_mac.com)
Date: Mon Apr 01 2002 - 08:44:54 EST


on 3/30/02 2:25 PM, Dan at dan_at_dbdigitalweb.com wrote:

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Witte <jswitte_at_bloomington.in.us>
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
> Date: Saturday, March 30, 2002 2:18 PM
> Subject: [NTLK] Battery Monitoring apps - BattTrax?
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>>
>> I seem to remember a package for keeping track of on-time and battery
>> consumption called BattTrax. Does anyone know where I can find this
>> (looked on UNNA), or is my mind playing tricks on me?
>>
>> Jim
>
> There is also a commercial one that does even more. It is called sleep aid
> by ICS (Dan Rowley) I think you can still order it from their site. Came
> with Newts Case, wonderful set of apps. Anyway sleep aid allows you to set
> when to turn off the backlight and when to go to sleep and different
> settings for when the newt is plugged into the AC adapter (so you could have
> it not go to sleep if plugged into the adapter or the same times as if on
> battery power up to you). It also keeps track of time on battery (counter
> stops if you are on AC), allows calibration to the battery pack so the
> estimate for reaming battery power is accurate.
>
> It has a tiny squire that is always on screen that if taped will bring up a
> menu to see battery info, turn on backlight, restart newton or go to sleep.
> Very small in size so easy to keep internal on a 120 or 130. Sweet little
> app, I keep it on both my 120 and 130 ;)
>
> -Dan
>
>
I downloaded one called "Power", a freeware program. Seems to work well
showing hours of use both in sleep and full power mode, discharge in
milliamps, and charge status.

-- 
Tom Hofts

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