Messages in this thread | | | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: unexplained keyboard crashes | Date | Fri, 18 Dec 1998 12:48:38 -0800 (PST) |
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> On Fri, Dec 18, 1998 at 05:18:25AM +0000, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > Actually, one of the requirements for the "Designed for W*nd*ws 9x" > > logo is that the keyboard and mouse ports have current limiters so > > they can be swapped at runtime. > > ... which may just be a SMD soldered fuse and burn away and make it hard to > repair for somebody not having SMD equipment? > > Or do you mean real electronic current limiter? > Would be something positive about this logo I don't like ... >
You're supposed to be able to swap it at runtime without damages. The hardware specs that M$ put out are actually rather sensible -- which isn't really that surprising, since they're trying to cover for their own inadequacies.
-hpa
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