So Martha I-should-have-danced-all-night Rubin says: > > Years back, there was a TV ad for a battery which had a special > reserve (almost like a second battery within a battery) capability. > The scene I recall was a guy's wife going into labor - they rushed > outside to get in the car and go to the hospital, only to find that > the battery had gone dead. However, with this special feature, > they merely had to flip a switch of some sort, which called upon > the other side of the battery, and the car would start in > an emergency. > > Does anyone remember who made this battery? Or if it is still > being manufactured? What's-a-matter Martha? Did the rabbit die? ;p ;) Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
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