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Re: AMD's PowerNow?



On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, Alan Shutko wrote:
> Derek Broughton <derek_broughton@hotmail.com> writes:
> 
> > I have a real problem buying into that explanation.
> 
> http://lists.insecure.org/linux-kernel/2001/Jul/0039.html
> 
> > Why would Intel create Speed-step cpus and then not let you know how
> > to use it?
> 
> Why would IBM put a "thinkpad" button on their laptops, create a linux
> tool to use it, and neither release the tool for general use nor tell
> people how to use it?  Why do companies refuse to release info on
> anything?

Do you mean that there is a tool for thinkpad's innerworks, from IBM? I
know there is a OSS version, but it can't do everything that IBM's DOS
utility can..



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