We had a power outage recently. I was working on my laptop in the office. If it weren't for the moans from all the secretarial help, I wouldn't have noticed the power outage. (sunny day)

Question: If the computer folks can pack all that computing power into a laptop, and feed it via a battery, why can't there be a simple option (or make it standard) for our desktops to have a cheap lap-top type battery with charger installed inside?
It would certainly solve a lot of troubles.


Earl