On Sat, Sep 05, 1998 at 10:28:24AM -0400, Alex Rolfe wrote:
> 
> I think that unplugging the keyboard and
> plugging it back in (no need to reboot or anything) would fix the problem.

  In general, is it safe to do this?  I.e., do the keyboard
serial ports have built-in protection to avoid the electrical
weirdness that happens when unplugging hot circuits?  

  I have occasionally hot-swapped or hot-replugged monitors,
but only when the monitor itself is turned off, and only with
cheap monitors.  Keyboards can't be turned off.  And I've heard
that unplugging/replugging some mice (PS/2 bus mice?) _could_
potentially blow the serial driver chip.  Plus usually one can't
replace a keyboard or mice driver chip as easily as a video card
-- they are on the motherboard nowadays.  :|

  Thanks.

  Brian
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