Subject: Re: Any use for APM on non-laptops? (was Re: README: Changes to PCI, ISA)
To: Dave Huang <khym@bga.com>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-i386
Date: 11/27/1996 22:16:09
On Wed, 27 Nov 1996 23:48:56 -0600 (CST) 
 Dave Huang <khym@bga.com> wrote:

 > > apm0 at mainbus0: Power Management spec V1.1
 > > apm0: A/C state: on
 > > apm0: battery charge state: no battery
 > 
 > This made me wonder if I should add apm to my kernel config... does it do 
 > anything useful on an AC power only, no battery desktop machine?

I let it dim the display... as sort of a screen saver :-)

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