Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:15:46 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: David Brodbeck <gull@gull.us> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Netbooks & BSD Message-ID: <20101020211546.GA26611@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=EJdFYFdHRXhbcY-TGT4JuQMtK3zfxdSY7_PrE@mail.gmail.com> References: <20101004195012.GA2023@tiny> <op.vj5o9ixxhtl4zj@ack5833s2.ad.service.osu.edu> <20101017143901.GA71132@current.Sisis.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1010171215030.96626@wonkity.com> <20101019074615.GA2183@current.Sisis.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1010191448390.6689@wonkity.com> <20101020022946.GA23035@thought.org> <4CBE8B86.9060608@uffe.org> <20101020173259.GD25310@thought.org> <AANLkTi=EJdFYFdHRXhbcY-TGT4JuQMtK3zfxdSY7_PrE@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:32:01AM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> wrote: > > Sure, the optical uses [I think] a USB connector. Pretty sure > > that all these tiny "toys" are made at one factory! and then > > labeled by the vendor. If all the opticals are essentially > > the same, then great. > > I think they all pretty much follow the same standard. I've even had > success using an IDE CD-ROM drive plugged into a USB-to-IDE adapter > cable, before. That kinda makes me laugh, because isn't the idea of USB to have *one* standard plug that fits into one jack? --Seriously, my favorite "clicky" keyboard is a PS/2 and I have a USB adaptor that saved me. The thing about the memsticks is that on my tower cases, you have to get down and crawl around and find the jack... Is there such a thing as a USB "extender" cable, say, a meter or two long? -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix The 7.90a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php http://journey.thought.org
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