On Mon, April 4, 2005 12:01 pm, Michael JasonSmith said: > On Mon, 2005-04-04 at 11:39 +1200, C. Falconer wrote: >> Why not Steve? > <rant> > The PS/2 plug is the work of El Diablo. It is a round plug — > like a RCA, RF or 3.5mm mini-pin. However, unlike those plugs, > there is only one way to plug in a PS/2 plug, which is not easy > to do as the socket is > * At the rear of the computer, > * In the dark (under a desk), > * On the floor, and > * Next to an identical socket that under NO CIRCUMSTANCES > should you plug it in to. > For convenience, the two PS/2 sockets are colour coded so you > can tell them apart if the machine was not in the dark under a > cramped desk! Then, just for giggles, if you plug-in or unplug > your keyboard while the machine is going, then you run the risk > for frying the computer! > </rant> > > USB keyboards are a lot better than PS/2 keyboards. They are easier to > plug in, you can use any of the USB sockets on your machine, and you can > plug it in or unplug it while the machine is going without damaging > anything! > > -- > Michael JasonSmith http://www.ldots.org/ > > > err... we're talking about the late 80's, when the oply other option was a 5 pin DIN plug, like on the PC-AT, where there keyboards originated to the best of my (alcohol decimated) memory.
Steve -- Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what?
