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- This is an ACPI client for Linux, written by David Leemans.
Copyright (C) 2004 David Leemans. Please see the INSTALL for
installation info.

- See the homepage for this software: 
http://freeunix.dyndns.org:8000/site/acpitool.shtml
for more information and download link.

- This ACPI client is intended to be a replacement for the apm tool.
Even though APM works fine on a lot of laptops, it is deprecated
and will be replaced by ACPI. Most newer laptops even require ACPI
to boot properly. As such, it will be nice to have an ACPI client.
 
- Obviously, you need a computer running a Linux kernel from the
2.4.x or 2.6.x series with ACPI enabled, to use this program.
A kernel from the 2.6 series is recommended, since that's where
development of Linux ACPI code is going on.
Intended audience of this applictaion are laptop users, since these are 
the people most interested in stuff like battery status, thermal status and
the ability to put their precious laptop to sleep. Most of this does not
apply to desktop systems. 

- WARNING : Linux ACPI support MIGHT work fine, as it does on my laptop, 
might work, but with annoying problems or in a limited way, or might not work
at all. See the "view existing bug reports" link on http://acpi.sourceforge.net/
to get an idea of what can go wrong.     

- Acpitool is currently (28/01/2006) developped on a Toshiba Satellite Pro 6000, 
running Slackware 10.2 with kernel 2.6.16-rc1.

- If you think you found a bug, have a feature request, would like to give some
feedback, or just would like to contact me for whatever reason, DO NOT HESITATE
to do so. 
It is the only way I will ever know there is a bug, or that you want some 
feature added. With your much appreciated help, Acpitool can only get better ;) 
To contact me, send mail to davidleemans AT tiscali DOT be or fill in the form
at http://freeunix.dyndns.org:8000/site/contact.shtml
 
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