Re: powerbook g3
On Tue, Jun 01, 1999 at 09:38:00AM -0700, bigj wrote:
> > Downside:
> > can't put the machine to sleep***, can't reduce the CPU speed, which means battery life is a little shorter than it should be.
>
> We should work on this. We have been doing some work on the subject here
> (at work), but didn't get far enough. Anyone is interested?
Thrilled to help.. if I had one...
On Tue, Jun 01, 1999 at 12:37:21PM -0400, Josh Huber wrote:
> bigj writes:
> > We should work on this. We have been doing some work on the subject here
> > (at work), but didn't get far enough. Anyone is interested?
> Yes, I am. I'm not quite sure where to start. I was pretty
> disappointed that the _Sleep function (in macos, viewed under
> macsbug) is written in 68k asm, which I know none of. I'm about to
> get ahold of a reference so that'll be a start.
Feel free to post questions here; I'm probably not the only one on this
list with a working knowledge of m68k assembly. debian-m68k might also
have knowledgeable people.
> > I also intend to get one of the new slimmer G3s when apple releases them
> > (YEY for academic prices)...
How much are they with an academic discount?
Dan
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