Re: Another reason to buy Wintel.

In article <0Xc5f.3942$8K4.1279@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Steve Mackay <steve_mackay@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> George Graves wrote:
> > In article <C1T4f.9$KH.5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > TheLetterK <theletterk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Sandman wrote:
> >>> In article <1129572220.949850.108540@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> >>> "Edwin" <thorne25@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>>>> http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/10/17/robson/index.php
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> OTOH, Apple embraced it, so no biggie.
> >>>>>>>> Just a reminder to one of the hard-headed bozos of this ng,
> >>>>>>>> immoutahere,
> >>>>>>>> who thinks nothing good ever comes out of Wintel land.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Nicolas
> >>>>>>> In your less than one-cell brain, you do remember that Macs are moving
> >>>>>>> to Intel next year, perhaps about the time this gets well-implemented.
> >>>>>> You seem to have missed the point, as usual, Jim.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The innovation and leadership of the computer market is with Wintel,
> >>>>>> not Apple.
> >>>>> Haha, that's so funny because it's so absurd!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> How's that floppy drive going, Edwin? :)
> >>>> Hey Loopy, what type computer is this going to appear in first, a PC or
> >>>> a Mac? Who invented it, Apple or Intel?
> >>>
> >>> Better connect your printer to that parallel bus, Edwin! Quick! And
> >>> remember to
> >>> plug that PS/2 mouse and keyboard in *before* you boot your PC, or they
> >>> won't
> >>> be recognized!
> >> Who uses PS/2 devices these days?
> >
> > I'd say most Windows PC users still use PS/2 mice and keyboards as
> > Windows support for USB is still not complete, apparently.
>
> Huh? I've been using USB mice and keyboards for years on my PCs. I've
> never had a problem. The Mac, on the other hand, when hooked to a USB
> KVM switch goes bonkers when it's not switched to the mac when booted
> up. It resorts to 640x480 resolution, and the mouse gets REALLY whacko.
>
>
> > Windows
> > machines still won't see a USB mouse/keyboard if they are plugged-in
> > after the machine boots, and if you are using two machines and sharing a
> > USB Keyboard, USB Mouse, and a monitor between the two via a KVM switch,
> > and if you switch away from a Windows machines and it goes to sleep
> > while you are switched to the other machine, when you switch back to the
> > Windows box, you'll never get it wake up because it will never see the
> > USB mouse/Keyboard again. You have to reboot to get it working or keep a
> > PS/2 mouse connected to the PC at all times.
>
> Umm, I've had a USB KVM switch for going on 2 1/2 years now at home, and
> at work. It works flawlessly. Your problem may have something to do with
> a BIOS setting. I've never had to fiddle with mine one bit to work properly.

My Mac doesn't care where the KVM switch is set, it works perfectly and
ALWAYS comes to life when one switches back to it from the other
computer. The PC, OTOH, never queries the USB ports again, after one has
switched away from the PC for more than a few minutes. and if I don't
have a PS/2 mouse already connected and sitting behind the PC, the only
option is to reboot and lose all one's work. At least with the PS/2
mouse, its possible to save the work in progress before rebooting
Windows so that the USB stuff works again.

BTW, all the USB options are "on" in the BIOS.
.

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