Will Panther fix PB sound sleep issue?

[Simon Slavin]

In article <nof3b.2911$_F1.467898@news20.bellglobal.com>,
"Rick Blythin" <mosguy@gosympatico.ca> wrote:

>I bought a PB over the weekend I'm getting the known issue with the audio
>going to sleep after 30 seconds. I will download the KeepSoundAwake utility.
>I'm just curious if anyone knows if Apple has resolved the problem in
>Panther?. It would be good if they at least put an option of some kind in
>the system prefs for users to tweak if they want to.

It's not a problem, it's a design decision.

You understand that the sound circuitry powers down to save
power ? If you run KeepSoundAwake you'll be chopping somewhere
between 30 and 45 minutes off of your battery time. Apple
thought that having the battery last that much longer was worth
it.

[David Turley]

In article <BB76F9F8966869307A@10.0.1.2>,
[email]slavins@hearsay.demon.co.uk[/email]@localhost (Simon Slavin) wrote:

>
> It's not a problem, it's a design decision.
>
> You understand that the sound circuitry powers down to save
> power ? If you run KeepSoundAwake you'll be chopping somewhere
> between 30 and 45 minutes off of your battery time. Apple
> thought that having the battery last that much longer was worth
> it.

Except the design decision is flawed. Why be concerned with battery life
when the laptop is powered by the AC adapter?

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