On Monday, April 21, 2003, at 10:10  AM, David Maxwell wrote:

> Well, the software could have been allowed to configure the settings,
> then the firmware could be in charge of operation. In that way, you
> could get the best of both worlds.

Not really.  This is one of the reasons that APM is totally 
incompatible with multiprocessor.  You basically have to let the OS 
have control.

         -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>