Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> I guess I just *assumed* that a safety-critical feature like "don't 
>>> burn down my house" would be hard-wired into the device. 
>>
>> I don't think CPU temperature is safety critical. The CPU basically 
>> burns out before the heat gets high enough to set anything outside the 
>> case on fire.
> 
> Well, perhaps. But CPU temperature is *utterly* critical to being able 
> to continue using your laptop. If it gets hot enough, the CPU will burn 
> out, and then your laptop is a very expensive paper weight. (!)

Yep. But that's not safety critical. :-) Indeed, that's exactly why it 
*isn't* safety critical.  Unlike say batteries blowing up, which *are* 
safety critical and which therefore have hardware in the charger to keep 
from blowing them up.

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   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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