tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779324010076792744.post7692056643220813315..comments2024-03-28T00:24:04.369-07:00Comments on PragMactic OS-Xer: Unsafe SleepNeal Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12839796402858974817noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779324010076792744.post-16205083153318548962008-05-08T18:47:00.000-07:002008-05-08T18:47:00.000-07:00All Mac Laptops prior to the Powerbook Aluminium 1...All Mac Laptops prior to the Powerbook Aluminium 12" (and possibly not including the PowerBook 100) had some sort of last-reserve backup battery or supercap so that if your battery did go totally flat or you removed it, ram contents would be saved.<BR/><BR/>This gave the benefit of safe sleep without the sleep delay.<BR/><BR/>It is really disappointing that this feature which helped Mac's secure a large portable market share in the 90s has been sliced in cost cutting.<BR/><BR/>Of course the distinction between ram and disk becomes a bit moot when you start talking about solid state drives.Mark Aufflickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617436084987830846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779324010076792744.post-14642074477246794572008-05-05T11:45:00.000-07:002008-05-05T11:45:00.000-07:00For the GUI lovers: http://www.jinx.de/SmartSleep....For the GUI lovers: http://www.jinx.de/SmartSleep.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779324010076792744.post-66135631472748366412008-05-05T09:24:00.000-07:002008-05-05T09:24:00.000-07:00Great tip Eric!Great tip Eric!Jeffrey Fredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000091893345778110noreply@blogger.com