I think the writer means "Don't do it!" rather than an answer to your
question "Is it bad?" ... But this is just my interpretation which may be
wrong. I say from me: Don't do it. The much advertised benefit of USB is its
hot plugable/swapable spec - in contrast to ADB...
David Elmo
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 22:07:59 +0000
From: Phil Dobbin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [PCI] Re: Can you plug the keyboard cable in whilst computer
is running?
In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On 15/02/2004, at 22:04 (GMT), Tom W., [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Is it bad to plug or unplug the keyboard while the machine is running?
>The reason I ask is, I have two Macs I would like to share a keyboard if
>possible. I want to share a keyboard between a 7600 and an 8100.
Definitely not.
You could possibly fry the motherboard by unplugging ADB devices while the =
machine's booted.
Regards,
Phil.
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