From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 9 12:49:09 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E52DC308 for ; Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:49:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) Received: from smtp.rcn.com (smtp.rcn.com [69.168.97.78]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A0CDE84E for ; Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:49:09 +0000 (UTC) X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=C/JrOHz+ c=1 sm=0 a=nVny9ETX7T5uMhI2oTVyRA==:17 a=AaUjGI9IrlcA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=OA2lqS22AAAA:8 a=sIt-5M63AAAA:8 a=J4xBvqHV1a4A:10 a=CVqPQaVh0Go7n3va_V4A:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=nVny9ETX7T5uMhI2oTVyRA==:117 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp01.rcn.cmh.synacor.com smtp.mail=roberthuff@rcn.com; spf=neutral; sender-id=neutral Authentication-Results: smtp01.rcn.cmh.synacor.com header.from=roberthuff@rcn.com; sender-id=neutral Received-SPF: neutral (smtp01.rcn.cmh.synacor.com: 209.6.193.164 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of rcn.com) Received: from [209.6.193.164] ([209.6.193.164:52287] helo=jerusalem.litteratus.org.litteratus.org) by smtp.rcn.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.49 r(42060/42061)) with ESMTP id ED/65-14224-44E04615; Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:49:08 -0400 From: Robert Huff MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <20836.3651.612518.695711@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 08:49:07 -0400 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Power switch not working In-Reply-To: <20130409120320.42960e1c.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20130407060507.76fd8bd1.freebsd@edvax.de> <22027.1365500989@server1.tristatelogic.com> <20130409120320.42960e1c.freebsd@edvax.de> X-Mailer: VM 7.17 under 21.4 (patch 22) "Instant Classic" XEmacs Lucid X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:49:10 -0000 Polytropon writes: > > Somebody is always coming up with something new that will > > inevitably force me to spend money, buing new hardware, despite > > all my resistance. > > I cannot wait to participate in this wonderful experience > that keeps the "throw away society" alive (and enable us > to buy cheaper and more powerful stuff, on the other hand). > How will I be going to have a video feed from a VCR when > I cannot plug in my fully working and excellently supported > PCI TV card (with video input) anywhere? "... a VCR ..."? How ... Devonian. :-) > It's hard to keep > doing "the same" over the period of time the equipment will > work. Okay, no problem if you need to to "something new" > (which requires more power, more storage or faster speed), > but if that's not the case, the wheel keeps being reinvented. > What has been old will be new, except it comes in shiny new > marketing mumbo-jumbo to convince us. :-) There are still graphics cards out there that also function as TV tuner/input/output. But it is increasingly a niche market, just like external modems (or modems in general), and probably few are being made for something as ... experienced ... as plain PCI. I might even have one stuck in my old parts stash .... Robert Huff