sometimes cutting hardware that has a specific function to save weight can lead to instability within the firmware because it is constantly looking for the hardware which keeps throwing a spastic tantrum in irq errors because it is now missing the certain piece of hardware to function the way it should function..

while some functions can be done by software alone sometimes it still requires the hardware to be there to function the way it should function though in some cases it may not work without it being there.. it isn't always easy reprogramming code to pickup the slack of the missing hardware..

I to agree letsa hope that outlaw doesn't copy that part of emo's handbook.