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tzsyesterday at 5:28 PM1 replyview on HN

If the internet is to be believed that would have used NiMH batteries. Those are a lot less likely to cause fires than lithium based batteries.


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macintuxyesterday at 5:47 PM

You're correct. I didn't know much about the various battery technologies at the time, but they were pretty old batteries.