System Management Controller

The System Management Controller (SMC) is a subsystem of Intel processor-based Macintosh computers. It is similar in function to the older SMU or PMU or UAE of non-Intel Macintosh computers.[1][2]

Overview

The SMC has roles in controlling thermal and power management, battery charging, video mode switching, sleep and wake, hibernation, and LED indicators. It also enables enforcement of the macOS End User License, allowing macOS to identify when it is running on non-Apple hardware.[3]

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gollark: Also that some people may not actually *like* it.
gollark: <@!332271551481118732> Cost. It would be fine if universities had reasonable pricing, and they do not really.
gollark: "You pick basically whatever, and we pay for it" isn't really a monopsony; people still have demand for each university, but the version of demand as "willing and able to pay for it" just becomes "willing to have it".
gollark: If the government throws piles of money at free education, you would, presumably, eventually get the majority of people going through university or something. Which would be nice, if it did not also cost a vast amount of money. And at the same time you dilute... whatever the degree is supposed to represent... and I don't really know what happens.

See also

References
  1. "HT2368: About the SMC Firmware Updates". Official Apple Support. Archived from the original on 2008-12-23.
  2. "HT202040: About the SMC Firmware Updates". Official Apple Support. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. Randal Schwartz (August 11, 2010). "VirtualBox". FLOSS Weekly (Podcast). 130. TWiT.tv. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
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