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Old 07-03-2010, 12:01 AM   #49
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Originally Posted by GeoffC View Post
digital formats will be a moot point if you can't get electricity .....
I think as a civilisation we are a little past that threat now. With the current ubiquity of electricity on this planet, if we ever find ourselves in a situation where we cannot get electricity at all then we'll have bigger problems than not being able to read a book -- we'll be too busy sharpening sticks to hunt our next meal.

Otherwise, I'd simply go rip an alternator out of one of the millions of vehicles out there, hook it up to a windmill, dig out an inverter from the remains of the nearest Radio Shack/Best Buy, and then power up my trusty laptop.


Troy

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