From: immer@Magnet.FSU.EDU (Chris Immer)
Subject: battery watcher
To: ogo@lifelike.com (OmniGo)
> On Fri, 9 Aug 1996, Omar Downie wrote:
>
> > I've installed the Battery Watcher program and have logged 525 min. of
> > moderate to heavy use. This is on a set of Duracell Alkaline batteries. The
> > meter is approx. 1/3 from empty. I'd like to hear of everybody's battery
> > usage, suggested battery brands,consumption tips etc.
>
> I've installed Battery Watcher too, but I don't think it's working
> right. It only seems to measure usage since the last time I turned the
> Ogo on. How do you get it to work over long time periods?
>
It seems that, contrary to the readme file, whenever I reboot my
machine, battery watcher resets. Both the total time and the graph
reset. Is this what you mean? (It claims in the readme that it will
save the "total time" even after a reboot) I've contacted the author,
but he claims that it works fine for him. Does anyone else have this
problem?
Maybe it's some expert mode setting? (I don't use expert mode)
---------------
I installed Battery Watcher on B: drive, rebooted, and off she
went with no troubles! Lucky... It works just as advertised.
I'm currently using "Expert Mode" with almost default settings,
no DOS stuff yet. B Watch will be *very* handy. Next week,
I'll begin some tests and share them with all.. I'm currently
(no pun!!) using Radio Shack 800 mah "High Capacity" NiCads
(which is contrary to all the recommended wisdom I think!),
and having good luck.
larry up here...