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0 pointsPaulHoule1y ago0 comments

My understanding is that ACPI handling code is more complex than any OS pre-1990...

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They don't call it "advanced" for nothin'.

FWIW the alternative these days is probably running a 32-bit RTOS on your battery hardware which isn't much simpler.

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0 pointsPaulHoule1y ago0 comments

My understanding is that ACPI handling code is more complex than any OS pre-1990...

They don't call it "advanced" for nothin'.

FWIW the alternative these days is probably running a 32-bit RTOS on your battery hardware which isn't much simpler.

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