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Re: OT: what do you know about Linux?

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It's my understanding Linux ignores bios entirely and gets its work done 
by other means.  On Tue, 26 Apr 2016, Juan R. de Silva wrote:

> Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 21:26:05
> From: Juan R. de Silva <juan.r.d.silva@gmail.com>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: OT: what do you know about Linux?
> Resent-Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 01:26:30 +0000 (UTC)
> Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> 
> On my desktop I still use and old keyboard with PS/2 connector.
> My mouse an USB one, so the mouse PS/2 port on motherboard remains free.
>
> A couple of days ago I had to reconnect my keyboard to motherboard. I was
> doing it in hurry and in the dark, just to the touch.
>
> A day later while restarting the machine I was surprised by message from
> BIOS:"No keyboard detected." However, when started, Debian had no trouble
> with my keyboard. It was fully functional.
>
> Today I had a minute to pull out my desktop tower and found that I
> mistakenly plugged keyboard connector into the mouse PS/2 port.
>
> I wish to see Windows trying to swallow this. :-) Or I am outdated on
> Windows skills, am I?
>
>

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OT: what do you know about Linux? "Juan R. de Silva" <juan.r.d.silva@gmail.com> - 2016-04-26 03:30 +0200
  Re: OT: what do you know about Linux? Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-04-26 03:50 +0200
    Re: OT: what do you know about Linux? "Juan R. de Silva" <juan.r.d.silva@gmail.com> - 2016-04-26 07:10 +0200
      Re: OT: what do you know about Linux? Lister <lists@coffeehabit.net> - 2016-04-29 21:10 +0200
  Re: OT: what do you know about Linux? Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-04-26 11:30 +0200

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