I had one of these switches lock up a couple of dell PC's last year. After
that I started purchasing the electronic switchboxes and have had no
problems since.
David Lang
"If users are made to understand that the system administrator's job is to
make computers run, and not to make them happy, they can, in fact, be made
happy most of the time. If users are allowed to believe that the system
administrator's job is to make them happy, they can, in fact, never be made
happy."
- -Paul Evans (as quoted by Barb Dijker in "Managing Support Staff", LISA '97)
On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, Gregory Maxwell wrote:
> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 16:01:41 -0500 (EST)
> From: Gregory Maxwell <linker@z.ml.org>
> To: Charles Cazabon <charlesc-linux@qcc.sk.ca>
> Cc: Matthew Kirkwood <weejock@ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk>,
David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@mvhi.com>,
Linux Kernel List <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>
> Subject: Re: ISSUE: psaux does not load in 2.2.0pre6
>
> On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, Charles Cazabon wrote:
>
> > I knew I should have qualified this. Most PS/2 style switchboxes are safe;
> > I'm not sure what the difference is, not having taken one apart. Perhaps a
> > load-terminating resistor to prevent spikes when equipment is plugged in or
> > out.
>
> Nothing in the one we were using.. Just a big switch and a mess of wire..
> Really an unpleasent contraption..
>
>
>
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