. . "If, by way of example only, the fuel-consuming system (700) is a fuel cell powered notebook computer, the component devices (605) connected to the fuel cell system (600) may include, but are in no way limited to, a user interface including a keyboard, a touch pad, and/or a mouse; storage modules such as a ZIP drive, a compact disk drive, a floppy drive; a cooling fan; a modem; a battery; etc." . .