From: Grietje Keller (grietje_at_xs4all.nl)
Date: Fri Mar 18 2005 - 14:29:46 PST
Thank you for this information, I will call the Apple shop were I bought the
emate, and try to get from them (after four years...) the 'real' adapter.
My friend got a real adapter 4 years ago, when he bought his eMate he was
persistent in wanting the real adapter.
Greetings
Grietje
On 3/18/05 10:02 PM, "Sonny Hung" <sonnyhung_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Grietje,
>
> It is suggested (by others) that you ensure the pro-longed life of
> your eMate with the purchase of a OEM Newton adapter. They are
> designed to protect your Newton from most known hazardous such as
> power fluctuations and what not that might occur.
>
> Other non-standard adapters don't have the appropriate built-in
> protection and might actually be causing UNSEEN electronic damage
> which may cause early retirement of your eMate.
>
> Your playing Russian Roulette with your eMate and one of these days it
> may pay-off dividends that your not desiring...
>
> There is a saying that (paraphrased)
> 'just because you can do it doesn't mean that it's the right action'
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