[ltp] Re: Q: HD active protection sys for Linux???

[Thomas Graham]

Volker, my friend drop his IBM laptop on floor and no problem , his
screen still work fine because of the IBM laptop case are so hard


On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 18:19:42 -0500, Volker Braun
<volker.braun@physik.hu-berlin.de> wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 17:46:20 +0000, Nick Bower wrote:
> > So is anyone still convinced that APS is unavailable if you run windows
> > natively then switch to linux?  Afterall wouldn't it defeat the purpose of
> > having APS if it had to be activated everytime from a driver, especially
> > in a non-RTOS?
> 
> I think that RT capability is not necessary. Assuming WinXP's latency is
> 10ms, you only have time for 0.5mm of free-fall. Even an assumed worst
> case of 100ms translates to just 5cm.
> 
> Personally, I do not think that the APS is all that useful. How do you
> drop the computer while sitting in front of it? And if I drop the machine
> and the screen cracks, the hdd might just as well break, too. You have
> backups, don't you? Plus the extra mechanical stress from frequent
> emergency parks.
> 
> On the other hand side, accessing the motion sensor would be cool. I can
> think of a couple of uses, none involving the harddisk :-)
> 
> Best,
> Volker
> 
> 
> 
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