Re: [PLUG] why does my keyboard repeat rate slow down when I reconnect my keyboard ?

[multiple seriousity <msimons@slackware.com>]

On Sun, 17 Jun 2001, Kevin Mudrick wrote:
> > I have noticed that when I disconnect my ps2 keyboard and reconnect it
> > without cycling the power, the key repeat rate slows down, maybe to half
> > speed.  It's kind of annoying, anybody have any idea why it happens ?
> 
> i dunno why it happens, but i get the same problem with my computer.. both
> with my box now (abit kt7-raid) and my old one (asus tx97-xe)...

Probably a hardware issue, I would guess.  ps/2 Isn't really supposed to
be hot-swap is it?  I dont remember what it was.. but I was just reading
something on some ps/2 device that specifically said to turn off the
computer before plugging it in, and it didnt seem like a "people are so
stupid so we gotta say this or they'll sue us" sort of thing.
 
USB is hotswap, anybody know what else?  sure, 9 times out of 10 you're
not going to totally blow the chip/componets... but you never know.

and in an unrelated-but-related story, if you haven't already read it, go
read it and then go get yourself some hardware before they stop giving
them away:

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/17/1521241&mode=thread

And dont forget they now have USB cuecats, and those 'tv cables' which are
basically just rca --> audio plug. 

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