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> Surface Aggregator Module (SAM) Internals - a little chip on your Surface Pro/Laptop/Book that you probably didn’t know was there Nobody on the Internet seem
by hackuser 9y ago
> Surface Aggregator Module (SAM) Internals - a little chip on your Surface Pro/Laptop/Book that you probably didn’t know was there
Nobody on the Internet seems to know what it is (based on my 5 minutes of looking). Does anyone on HN know?
- swatkat 9y agoBased on this[1] tweet, "System Aggregator Module" firmware on Surface Pro is similar to Macbook's "System Management Controller"[2]. [1] https://twitter.com/aionescu/status/815878947200077824?lang=en https://twitter.com/aionescu/status/815878947200077824?lang=... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Management_Controller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Management_Controller
- TeMPOraL 9y ago> System Aggregator Module > System Management Controller It's like the worst Java naming patterns (FactoryControlerBridgeAdapterManagerAdapter), but in hardware.