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DateMon, 1 Aug 2005 04:07:29 -0400
FromYani Ioannou <>
SubjectRe: IBM HDAPS, I need a tip.
Well don't forget there is a bios 'calibration' routine that you will
see on start up (especially if you are on a moving vehicle/train).
What is this calibration used for, and does it provide calibration
information to the windows driver? Could we use it somehow to help
solve this problem?

Yani

On 8/1/05, Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de> wrote:
> 
> >So in order to calibrate it you need a readily available source of
> >constant acceleration, preferably with a known value.
> >
> >Hint: -9.8 m/sec^2.
> 
> Drop it out of the window? :)
> 
> 
> 
> Jan Engelhardt
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