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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] tech writer humor
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:27:24 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <22263eec1b0d388a329ea8d386620a9f@ladd.quanstro.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikq9czPzRVr96ZbEFP-c7r9ZJupSwND4Jfm1oiC@mail.gmail.com>

On Tue Feb 22 15:11:29 EST 2011, rminnich@gmail.com wrote:
> let me ask the question again. I know what the difference between APIC
> and ACPI means.

i wasn't implying that you didn't.  i was saying that i sometimes
think one and say the other.

> Why is it that they don't think anyone needs that register any more?
> What are they suggesting people use instead?

good question.  as i said before, i have to chalk it up to
hurried documentation.  i'm quite sure apic ids are still
important.

- erik



  parent reply	other threads:[~2011-02-22 20:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-02-22  1:45 erik quanstrom
2011-02-22 17:53 ` ron minnich
2011-02-22 18:22   ` erik quanstrom
2011-02-22 19:20     ` erik quanstrom
2011-02-22 20:09     ` ron minnich
2011-02-22 20:26       ` Devon H. O'Dell
2011-02-22 20:27       ` erik quanstrom [this message]
2011-02-22 20:46         ` Nemo
2011-02-22 20:47           ` Lyndon Nerenberg (VE6BBM/VE7TFX)
2011-02-22 20:54           ` erik quanstrom
2011-02-22 20:57             ` Lyndon Nerenberg (VE6BBM/VE7TFX)
2011-02-22 21:02               ` erik quanstrom
2011-02-22 21:09                 ` Lyndon Nerenberg (VE6BBM/VE7TFX)
2011-02-23 17:26 ` ron minnich

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