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PCI is an interconnection technology used by various devices to provide additional capabilities. PC Cards are designed for adding low-latency peripherals to portable computers. Mac OS X supports several PCI and PC Cards--PCI, AGP, 32-bit PC Cards (also known as CardBus), and 16-bit PC Cards (also known as PCMCIA).

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I/O Kit Power Controller (HTML) ()
TN2076: Describes code to include in a KEXT in order to register for power management events.
2003-06-20
Power Management for Macintosh; getting started (HTML) ()
TN2075: Outlines available documentation and its location for power management on Mac OS X and OS 9.
2003-05-30
Open Firmware Ethernet Debugging II: Telnet downloading (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN2023: Describes a method of debugging a device's firmware using Ethernet to connect a host machine and target machine.
2001-10-30
Debugging Open Firmware Using Telnet (HTML) (PDF)
TN2004: Addresses debugging device's firmware using Ethernet and telnet protocol to a target machine running Open Firmware.
2000-10-16
Running files from a hard drive in Open Firmware (HTML) (PDF)
TN2001: Demonstrates editing, saving, and retrieving Open Firmware commands to a file on a Macintosh hard drive.
2000-09-22
PCI Expansion ROMs and You (HTML) (PDF)
TN2000: Demonstrates how to read an expansion ROM on a PCI card in Open Firmware.
2000-08-01
Dealing with PCI Expansion Chassis Problems (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1135: Discusses solutions for compatibility issues between PCI cards and attached expansion chassis.
1998-08-01
Fundamentals of Open Firmware, Part I: The User Interface (HTML) (PDF)
TN1061: Describes the Open Firmware User Interface, Forth and the Open Firmware language used in Apple products.
1996-07-01