On Friday, February 7, 2003, at 02:11 PM, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
> I know there's talk of the "right" way to talk to the acpi drivers, but
> even when something like that is finished, I think we'll still need
> something that provides the same API as /dev/apm, just to preserve all
> the tools that know how to use it.  (I'd love to try acpi on my laptop,
> but if I can't even check the battery status it's a non-starter.)

acpibat(4) exports battery status via envsys in -current -- you can get 
your battery status that way for now..

Cheers,
Jared