APM vs ACPI

[Collins]

On 20 Dec 2002 23:50:47 -0500 Marvin Dickens <mpdickens at tlanta.com>
wrote:
> On Fri, 2002-12-20 at 23:14, Brett I. Holcomb wrote:
> > What is the difference in APM vs ACPI for power management?  Are
> > they two exclusive methods of controling shutdown, etc. or is ACPI
> > an advanced version of APM?  When I build a kernel can I specify
> > both or do I choose one?
> 
> 
> Well, here is the difference between the two (At least as I
> understand it):
> 

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Sounds like an excellent article to put in bedtime reading on the SxS.

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