Clarify HAL - XP

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Cameron

I know the Acronym for HAL, but what is it really? Laymens term - is this
the CPU or CPU/Motherrboard or more?

I ask because I need to RISprep 3 vendors (HP, Toshiba, Dell) - and they are
all P4 - hoping it works since I will also include the drivers specific to
each machine - to me HAL is the P4 CPU.



Thanks.
 
It's more than just a processor, just having a P4 does not mean the PC's
have the same HAL, dictionary to the rescue!

"hardware abstraction layer n. In advanced operating systems such as Windows
NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP a layer in which assembly language code is
isolated. A hardware abstraction layer functions similarly to an application
programming interface (API) and is used by programmers to write
device-independent applications. Acronym: HAL. See also application
programming interface, device independence."
 
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