Is it ok to use your Powerbook with no battery?

Is it ok to use your powerbook without the batter in, but the AC power plugged in?
Sorry, I'm a new Mac user.

I don't mean to pick, but are you sure about that? I'd be very interested to read where it says that, or understand what the reason for that is. It doesn't sound very logical to me.
If you have a fully charged battery the power supply doesn't send any power to the battery anyway, so it may as well not be there. The only thing you risk is losing all your unsaved data if the power goes out (unless you connect to a UPS) and reducing battery capacity if you don't use it much.
I'd be interested to know.
Cheers.

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