That's not a Linux but a hardware problem.
You're lucky that plugging it back doesn't burn some circuit on the
board and the PC works after the reboot. The hardware behind the PS/2 ports
is more sensitiv than the old connectors.
> Has anyone else noticed this?
Yes, with Windows NT. I guess the poor machine was some Compaq.
> It is real annoying as I share a mouse between multiple PC's
> and (at the moment) the switch box I have won't work with
> it (the mouse).
Buy more mice before the current burns fuses or circuits on the motherboard
while reconnecting.
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