From: Jonathan Berry (jberry_at_islandnet.com)
Date: Sun Jan 03 1999 - 14:40:58 EST
In article <199901031452.JAA19312_at_water.vramp.net>,
"James H. E. Maugham" <CaptJHEM_at_waterw.com> wrote:
:On 3 Jan 99, at 4:38, Ken wrote:
:
:> What will I need to get for my US laptop so I can use it in England? What
:> power and phone adapters are needed? Are proprietary adapters needed, or
:> is this stuff really generic?
For electrical power ...
:All you'll need is a UK to US plug converter. The "powerbrick" transformer will
:run just as happily on 220V 50Hz as it does on 110V 60Hz. another one of
:the things that IBM got absolutely right.
:
In other words, you don't need a transformer, you just need a
plug converter, for the 701 at least. I believe that applies
to a lot of other Thinkpads, but not necessarily to other
computers (though it was true, for example, of a 1988-era
Datavue Spark portable, too).
As far as phones / modems go, things may not be so simple. At
least a couple of years ago, it was *illegal* to use a
non-approved device in the UK. However, in practice, the
devices I used worked. However, the plug-in at the other end
is different from in North America. You might be able to pick
up the correct cord at an electronics shop (which is where I
picked up the plug converter, though you can also get them at
airports, ... in Canada even London Drugs stocks plug converter
kits) in Tottenham Court Road in London, and some British
telephones have the correct cord which could be removed. The
cord might go from the telephone to the wall, or from the
handset to the phone itself.
Does somebody from the UK have more up-to-date info?
-- cheers Jonathan
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