Thread (7 messages) 7 messages, 4 authors, 2000-07-25

Re: RTAS on PowerMac Newworld

From: <hidden>
Date: 2000-07-25 12:00:23

Donald Cowart wrote:
Newbie question, what is RTAS?
RTAS == Run-Time Abstraction Services

In a nutshell an API the OS may utilize to perform various tasks which without
RTAS would be hardware dependant. For example: reading the level on a battery on
a portable, and so on.
Donald Cowart  (dcowart@acld.lib.fl.us)

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