On 07/25/2016 09:38 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 07/25/16 22:30, Tim wrote: >> Tim: >>>> I'm sceptical, too (about that belief). I'm inclined to believe >>>> that story has been conjured up by someone to explain things, and >>>> everyone else has simply gone along with it. >> Joe Zeff: >>> Be as skeptical as you want, but it's been true ever since I got my >>> first PC in the late '80s, and it wasn't new then. >> I'd like to see some proof that it's actually designed to run slow >> when the battery goes flat, as opposed that merely being what happens. > > Actually I would find it very odd that "digital" devices would run slower > as a battery weakens. I mean even my battery operated clocks at home > work perfectly fine without losing time. When the battery "dies" they > just cease to function. > ---> are those digital or analog clocks? are batteries alkaline or lithium? -- peace out. CentOS GNU/Linux 6.8 tc,hago. g . =+= Tired of having your microsoft os hacked? Change to Linux os, used by microsoft hackers. =+= in a world with out fences, who needs gates. =+= -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org