Re: What cables can be hot-plugged?

[dog_cow@macgui.com (D Finnigan)]

schmidtd wrote:
> On Oct 9, 2:18�pm, dog_...@macgui.com (D Finnigan) wrote:
>> Anyone have a list of what cables can be safely hot-plugged?
>>
>> Specifically, I'm interested in knowing about the: joystick port, serial
>> cable from an SSC, mouse port, and any other similar port.
> 
> I do Serial and ADB all the time.
> 

Really? ADB? You must have a lot of guts. I managed to fry the ADB
controller chip on a Mac LC by accidentally hot-plugging it.

Anyway, I meant the mouse port on an Apple Mouse card.


> Have you read this?
>
http://folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Scrooge_McDuck.txt
> 

Definitely. I had that story in mind this morning when I was thinking about
posting this thread.

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