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NVRAM and PRAM

Instead of using hard-coded offsets to locations in NVRAM for Mac OS PRAM and other information, NewWorld breaks NVRAM into variable-sized partitions that are used by the Mac OS, Open Firmware, and any other client. The partitioning scheme is part of the CHRP specification. PRAM resides in the Mac OS partition, and API calls to modify PRAM refer to offsets within that partition. Properties saved in NVRAM are saved in an Open Firmware config variable. See New Name Registry Functionality section for additional details.

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