[Fwd: Funky hardware problem]

Tim Schmidt computer_holic@hotmail.com
Sun, 06 Aug 2000 04:16:17 GMT


>From: Ben Pfaff <pfaffben@msu.edu>
>Reply-To: pfaffben@msu.edu
>To: "Tim Schmidt" <computer_holic@hotmail.com>
>CC: linux-user@egr.msu.edu
>Subject: Re: [Fwd: Funky hardware problem]
>Date: 06 Aug 2000 00:09:24 -0400
>
>"Tim Schmidt" <computer_holic@hotmail.com> writes:
>
> > >I dont think anyone thought he was crazy, its actually a protection 
>scheme
> > >because technically ps/2 isnt hot-plugable.
> >
> > Thank you Sean, generally, when I pontificate (to act in an absurdly 
>solemn
> > or dogmatic way...  Yes, I looked it up ;o ) about hardware, people 
>don't
> > believe me.  It seems that no one (except for me and several respected
> > engineers) realizes that the Athlon (and by association, the Thunderbird 
>and
> > Duron) actually run on a 100Mhz DDR bus...  oh well.  Sucks to be me.
>
>I don't understand how your response relates to Sean's statement:
>I don't know how Athlon buses relate to PS/2 hotpluggability.  Is
>there something I'm missing here, or is this a non sequitur?
>--

I was merely thanking Sean for believing me, as so many others (the Athlon 
thing) haven't.  In other words, he respected me enough to believe I knew 
what I was talking about.  That's all.

>"Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these."
>--Ovid (43 BC-18 AD)

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