> It is acceptable for an OS to just, not work very well on some
> hardware, but this is the only case I have ever come across where the
> hardware is 'damaged'.

I know I've read of a somewhat similar case on some other port, where
certain kernels on certain machines would disrupt the non-volatile
state of the machine, rather than of an add-on card.  I think it was
the VAX port, but I'm not sure - maybe check the port-vax archives.

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