Re: PS/2 Mouse

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From: Wizard
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 00:00

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The one exception to this is keyboards.
In my experience plugging/unplugging a hot keyboard, there is about a
20% chance you will loose the keyboard controller chip. This seems to do
cumulative damage so you might survive once or twice but your chances go
down rapidly after that.

Jim Berwick wrote:
> 
> While it is not reccomended, I have never damaged a computer plugging in a
> key board, mouse, speaker wire, printer, or phone line while the computer was
> on.  The companies tell you not to so if you do, you can't sue them to fix
> the problem for free.
> 
> VIPRO wrote:
> 
> > If there some possibility that the PS/2 port, mouse or some other part of
> > the computer can be damaged by only plugging the mouse while the computer
> > is on.  Why?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Rene Suarez
> >
> > PD:Please reply to me... thanks
> 
> --
> Jim Berwick
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From: Wizard <davicomp@nh.ultranet.com>
Subject: Re: PS/2 Mouse
Date: 1998/06/13
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