Re: unexplained keyboard crashes
H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
Fri, 18 Dec 1998 12:48:38 -0800 (PST)
> On Fri, Dec 18, 1998 at 05:18:25AM +0000, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > Actually, one of the requirements for the "Designed for W*nd*ws 9x"
> > logo is that the keyboard and mouse ports have current limiters so
> > they can be swapped at runtime.
>
> ... which may just be a SMD soldered fuse and burn away and make it hard to
> repair for somebody not having SMD equipment?
>
> Or do you mean real electronic current limiter?
> Would be something positive about this logo I don't like ...
>
You're supposed to be able to swap it at runtime without damages. The
hardware specs that M$ put out are actually rather sensible -- which
isn't really that surprising, since they're trying to cover for their
own inadequacies.
-hpa
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