we not talking usb in this thread... we talking adb :) unless you know how to build a NUBUS USB card....
there *IS* a voltage issue with adb keyboards, as the Power Key. press it, it connects 2 pins and sends voltage to the mac to tell it to power on ---------- From: Glen McKnight Sent: 17 February 2004 12:48 To: PCI PowerMacs Subject: [PCI] Re: Can you plug the keyboard cable in whilst computer is running? On Sunday, Feb 15, 2004, at 22:04 Europe/London, Tom W. 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. > Thanks > Tom > HI It is not a good idea - there is a voltage issue here, I think there is a 5 volt trickle charge through the keyboard (Someone will correct me if I am Wrong), if you misalign when plugging in you could find yourself with no k/b and possibly no adb on one of your macs. Unless you have USB cards in both macs, and are talking about USB k/bs, as the USB is hot swappable. Glen -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-power macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
