Re:Apple Says New OS X ‘Mavericks’ Will Be Offered for Free
by lordgilman on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @02:11PM
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They have at least one special chip that must be emulated - the smc. If you havent read the story of the copy protection poem you should check it out.
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Re:Apple Says New OS X ‘Mavericks’ Will Be Offered for Free
by wtallis on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @02:21PM
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And it's worth pointing out that the SMC does more than copy protection. It's also responsible for some power management functions and practically all the thermal management - which is nice because it means you get sensible fan speeds even when running a different OS that doesn't have drivers for the Mac.