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Date:      Wed, 5 Nov 1997 12:59:08 -0800 (PST)
From:      Dean Gaudet <dgaudet-list-freebsd-mobile@arctic.org>
To:        William Robertson <robr@wired.com>
Cc:        Bob Bishop <rb@gid.co.uk>, Brad Karp <karp@eecs.harvard.edu>, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: IBM ThinkPad PS2.EXE API 
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.3.95dg3.971105125534.7873L-100000@twinlark.arctic.org>
In-Reply-To: <199711051621.IAA10424@wired.com>

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On Wed, 5 Nov 1997, William Robertson wrote:

> the part number is/was #76H7587 for the "IBM Thinkpad 650 Technical
> Reference".  i got mine a year ago for about 30$US.  not worth it.
> 
> it's only half the story.  SMAPI allows you to set some basic power type
> stuff, and do some monitoring.  Such as:  Which power mode am/should I
> be in?  Setting the resume timer.  Which display to use.
> 
> Missing are things, like on how to enable and disable on board
> devices, changing their interrupts/io portz, how to slow down the cpu
> and anything to with what you want, mucking with how hibernation
> works.  

Oh hmm.  You're right, I didn't notice how much was missing.  It only lets
you select between the various power mgmt modes "high", "auto", "manual",
doesn't let you define each.  Ugh.  I wonder if some coercing could get
PS2.EXE to run in a DOS box, with the interrupts simulated.

Dean





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