I'm not so sure about that, since the KVMs I have here are 'powerless', yet work fine with<br>everything I've thrown at them (including FreeVMS &amp; colorFORTH). Plan9 is equally <br>congenial with the switches I have here, but obviously your mileage will vary.
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/10/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Sascha Retzki</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:sretzki@gmx.de">sretzki@gmx.de</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
&gt; i use a kvm switch.<br><br>KVM-switches are great, however I have spotted two different 'versions' out there - the onces doing PS2/emulation (or rather, caring about PS/@ in any way) and the onces that don't. The problem is the mouse - if you switch from
e.g. Plan9 to Windows on a 'cheap' KVM-switch, you may notice that the mouse does not work for a second or two - and when you switch back, you will notice that the mouse does not work completely anymore. I have both versions of such switches here, the onces which 'don't work with Plan9' are not connected to the power-grid, maybe that is an indication (no powergrid, no PS/2-emulation).
<br><br>I must admit I am not familar with the PS/2 specifications, so I have no idea about the why.<br><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Lead thou me on, O Zeus, and Destiny,<br>To that goal long ago to me assigned.
<br>I'll follow and not falter; if my will<br>Prove weak and craven, still I'll follow on.<br> -- Epictetus<br><br>He who enters his wife's dressing room is a philosopher or a fool. -- Balzac