• USB extension cables

    From micky@NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Mon Apr 27 18:07:34 2026
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    ASI says that USB extension cords "risk signal degradation and power
    issues, especially for USB-C".

    By signal degradation, do they not mean the data signal, and if so, why
    is that not taken care of by the verification and resending when needed?
    The input cable on my device for connecting bare drives (for backup) is
    only 6 inches. I would have to do a massive reorganization of the whole
    desk to get close to the laptop (which only has 3 usb-A ports (and one
    C-port). I normally use a hub with a 12-inch cord.
    Isn't the hub the same as and just as bad as an extension cable?

    Don't most people with laptops that have only 3 or 4 usb ports use a
    hub? A non-powered hub?
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  • From Hank Rogers@Hank@nospam.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Mon Apr 27 17:30:03 2026
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    micky wrote on 4/27/2026 5:07 PM:
    ASI says that USB extension cords "risk signal degradation and power
    issues, especially for USB-C".

    By signal degradation, do they not mean the data signal, and if so, why
    is that not taken care of by the verification and resending when needed?
    The input cable on my device for connecting bare drives (for backup) is
    only 6 inches. I would have to do a massive reorganization of the whole
    desk to get close to the laptop (which only has 3 usb-A ports (and one C-port). I normally use a hub with a 12-inch cord.
    Isn't the hub the same as and just as bad as an extension cable?

    Don't most people with laptops that have only 3 or 4 usb ports use a
    hub? A non-powered hub?


    If it's working for you, why worry about it?

    The only suggestion I have is to keep spares for the cables and stuff
    that you know work well.


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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Mon Apr 27 15:56:24 2026
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    On Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:07:34 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
    wrote:

    ASI says that USB extension cords "risk signal degradation and power
    issues, especially for USB-C".

    What is ASI? Artificial Super Intelligence? <https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/artificial-superintelligence>
    Hint: Thou shalt not abrev.

    By signal degradation, do they not mean the data signal,

    Yes, depending on the USB-C mutation and what you define as a signal.
    For example:

    USB 2.0 (via USB-C):
    480 Mbps (common on budget phones/charging cables).

    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps):
    5 Gbps (standard for many peripherals).

    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps):
    10 Gbps (standard on many modern laptops).

    USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gbps):
    20 Gbps (supported by some high-speed external drives).

    USB4/Thunderbolt 3 & 4:
    40 Gbps (high-performance docks, monitors, and SSDs).

    USB4 Gen 4:
    Up to 80 Gbps (emerging standard). <https://www.onlogic.com/blog/usb-type-c-and-usb-3-1-explained/>

    For the various speeds (data rates), there are also cable length
    limitations. Too long a cable means the higher speeds don't work
    because of distorted waveforms, cable losses, timing issues, etc. For
    DC power, increased cable resistance might introduce losses.

    and if so, why
    is that not taken care of by the verification and resending when needed?

    If the errors are caused by too long (or too wrong) a cable, chances
    are good that repeating the same data on the same wrong cable is going
    to repeat the errors. Using various forms of error correction will
    largely eliminate that problem at the cost of additional delays and
    the associated throughput reductions.

    The input cable on my device for connecting bare drives (for backup) is
    only 6 inches. I would have to do a massive reorganization of the whole
    desk to get close to the laptop (which only has 3 usb-A ports (and one >C-port). I normally use a hub with a 12-inch cord.

    Sorry, no suggestions because you didn't provide any numbers for what
    manner of hardware and data protocols you're working with. Of course,
    you could just plug in an extension cable and see what happens by
    measuring the error rate (assuming your hardware is managed and
    provides SNMP info, including data rate). As long as the extension is
    wired correctly, you're unlikely to do any damage.

    Isn't the hub the same as and just as bad as an extension cable?

    Don't most people with laptops that have only 3 or 4 usb ports use a
    hub? A non-powered hub?

    USB hub or USB switch? Since it's plugged into a laptop, it's
    probably a hub or docking station. I don't know about "most people"
    but I use USB mostly for flash drives and mice. I'm not an Apple
    computer user and therefore don't have any Thunderbolt hardware.
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From Carlos E.R.@robin_listas@es.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Tue Apr 28 03:08:57 2026
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    On 2026-04-28 00:07, micky wrote:
    ASI says that USB extension cords "risk signal degradation and power
    issues, especially for USB-C".

    By signal degradation, do they not mean the data signal, and if so, why
    is that not taken care of by the verification and resending when needed?

    signal goes in both directions in the same wire, so not that simple to regenerate the signal. The cable needs intelligence, like a hub, to do regeneration. Maybe a hub with a long cable exists.

    The input cable on my device for connecting bare drives (for backup) is
    only 6 inches. I would have to do a massive reorganization of the whole
    desk to get close to the laptop (which only has 3 usb-A ports (and one C-port). I normally use a hub with a 12-inch cord.
    Isn't the hub the same as and just as bad as an extension cable?

    Don't most people with laptops that have only 3 or 4 usb ports use a
    hub? A non-powered hub?
    --
    Cheers, Carlos.
    ESEfc-Efc+, EUEfc-Efc|;
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  • From micky@NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Mon Apr 27 23:40:57 2026
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    In sci.electronics.repair, on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:56:24 -0700, Jeff
    Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:

    On Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:07:34 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
    wrote:

    ASI says that USB extension cords "risk signal degradation and power >>issues, especially for USB-C".

    What is ASI? Artificial Super Intelligence?

    Artificial Semi-Intelligence!

    <https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/artificial-superintelligence>
    Hint: Thou shalt not abrev.

    By signal degradation, do they not mean the data signal,

    Yes, depending on the USB-C mutation and what you define as a signal.
    For example:

    USB 2.0 (via USB-C):
    480 Mbps (common on budget phones/charging cables).

    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps):
    5 Gbps (standard for many peripherals).

    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps):
    10 Gbps (standard on many modern laptops).

    USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gbps):
    20 Gbps (supported by some high-speed external drives).

    USB4/Thunderbolt 3 & 4:
    40 Gbps (high-performance docks, monitors, and SSDs).

    USB4 Gen 4:
    Up to 80 Gbps (emerging standard). ><https://www.onlogic.com/blog/usb-type-c-and-usb-3-1-explained/>

    For the various speeds (data rates), there are also cable length
    limitations. Too long a cable means the higher speeds don't work
    because of distorted waveforms, cable losses, timing issues, etc. For
    DC power, increased cable resistance might introduce losses.

    and if so, why
    is that not taken care of by the verification and resending when needed?

    If the errors are caused by too long (or too wrong) a cable, chances
    are good that repeating the same data on the same wrong cable is going
    to repeat the errors. Using various forms of error correction will
    largely eliminate that problem at the cost of additional delays and
    the associated throughput reductions.

    Okay.

    The input cable on my device for connecting bare drives (for backup) is >>only 6 inches. I would have to do a massive reorganization of the whole >>desk to get close to the laptop (which only has 3 usb-A ports (and one >>C-port). I normally use a hub with a 12-inch cord.

    Sorry, no suggestions because you didn't provide any numbers for what
    manner of hardware and data protocols you're working with. Of course,
    you could just plug in an extension cable and see what happens by
    measuring the error rate (assuming your hardware is managed and
    provides SNMP info, including data rate).

    It might provide SNMP info. I'll look, or I'll try to add it.

    As long as the extension is
    wired correctly, you're unlikely to do any damage.

    Isn't the hub the same as and just as bad as an extension cable?

    Don't most people with laptops that have only 3 or 4 usb ports use a
    hub? A non-powered hub?

    USB hub or USB switch? Since it's plugged into a laptop, it's
    probably a hub or docking station. I don't know about "most people"
    but I use USB mostly for flash drives and mice. I'm not an Apple
    computer user and therefore don't have any Thunderbolt hardware.

    USB hub, although the one currently in use, made by Sabrent with 4
    output ports, has an on-off switch for each port. I dont' think that
    makes it a USB switch, though.

    Yeah, I use it for the mouse, an external keyboard, and flashdrives, but
    lately for the bare drive I use for imaging. Amazon doesn't sell the connection device anymore, but it has its own power supply. And I'm
    using USB-A so I'll give it a try with a 6" extension.
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  • From Andy Burns@usenet@andyburns.uk to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Tue Apr 28 08:17:04 2026
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    micky wrote:

    ASI says that USB extension cords "risk signal degradation and power
    issues, especially for USB-C".

    Higher spec cables often contain chips at each end, to tell what it's connected to what speed/power it can handle, if you whack an extension
    on the end, that information will be wrong and you risk sending over 100
    watts of power down a cable not rated for it ...

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  • From Frank Slootweg@this@ddress.is.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Tue Apr 28 10:26:57 2026
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    micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
    [...]
    USB hub, although the one currently in use, made by Sabrent with 4
    output ports, has an on-off switch for each port. I dont' think that
    makes it a USB switch, though.

    Yeah, I use it for the mouse, an external keyboard, and flashdrives, but lately for the bare drive I use for imaging. Amazon doesn't sell the connection device anymore, but it has its own power supply. And I'm
    using USB-A so I'll give it a try with a 6" extension.

    Just connect the fast stuff, i.e. the disk drive, directly to the
    laptop and connect the slow stuff, i.e. keyboard and mouse and if need
    be the USB memory sticks, to the hub. You can use extension cables for
    the keyboard and mouse, but I would use no or only a short extension
    cable for the USB memory sticks.

    FWIW, I also have a laptop which has only 3 USB ports, but I do not
    use a hub. If I'm out of ports for a certain task, I just disconnect the
    mouse and use the built-in touchpad.
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  • From Andy Burns@usenet@andyburns.uk to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Tue Apr 28 11:41:59 2026
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    Frank Slootweg wrote:

    I also have a laptop which has only 3 USB ports, but I do not
    use a hub.

    I have two current laptops (and a pile of old ones) they both have two
    USB-C and one USB-A.

    The "home" laptop has one port used for power, one used to connect a
    FIDO2 fingerprint dongle, one is spare for occasional devices.

    The "work" laptop has a thunderbolt dock with power, 2.5Gb ethernet,
    dual monitors, keyboard, mouse, backup drive, CF/SD reader, audio DAC,
    webcam, spare USB ports.
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  • From Paul@nospam@needed.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Tue Apr 28 11:53:43 2026
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    On Mon, 4/27/2026 11:40 PM, micky wrote:
    In sci.electronics.repair, on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:56:24 -0700, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:

    On Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:07:34 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
    wrote:

    ASI says that USB extension cords "risk signal degradation and power
    issues, especially for USB-C".

    What is ASI? Artificial Super Intelligence?

    Artificial Semi-Intelligence!

    <https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/artificial-superintelligence>
    Hint: Thou shalt not abrev.

    By signal degradation, do they not mean the data signal,

    Yes, depending on the USB-C mutation and what you define as a signal.
    For example:

    USB 2.0 (via USB-C):
    480 Mbps (common on budget phones/charging cables).

    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps):
    5 Gbps (standard for many peripherals).

    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps):
    10 Gbps (standard on many modern laptops).

    USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gbps):
    20 Gbps (supported by some high-speed external drives).

    USB4/Thunderbolt 3 & 4:
    40 Gbps (high-performance docks, monitors, and SSDs).

    USB4 Gen 4:
    Up to 80 Gbps (emerging standard).
    <https://www.onlogic.com/blog/usb-type-c-and-usb-3-1-explained/>

    For the various speeds (data rates), there are also cable length
    limitations. Too long a cable means the higher speeds don't work
    because of distorted waveforms, cable losses, timing issues, etc. For
    DC power, increased cable resistance might introduce losses.

    and if so, why
    is that not taken care of by the verification and resending when needed?

    If the errors are caused by too long (or too wrong) a cable, chances
    are good that repeating the same data on the same wrong cable is going
    to repeat the errors. Using various forms of error correction will
    largely eliminate that problem at the cost of additional delays and
    the associated throughput reductions.

    Okay.

    The input cable on my device for connecting bare drives (for backup) is
    only 6 inches. I would have to do a massive reorganization of the whole >>> desk to get close to the laptop (which only has 3 usb-A ports (and one
    C-port). I normally use a hub with a 12-inch cord.

    Sorry, no suggestions because you didn't provide any numbers for what
    manner of hardware and data protocols you're working with. Of course,
    you could just plug in an extension cable and see what happens by
    measuring the error rate (assuming your hardware is managed and
    provides SNMP info, including data rate).

    It might provide SNMP info. I'll look, or I'll try to add it.

    As long as the extension is
    wired correctly, you're unlikely to do any damage.

    Isn't the hub the same as and just as bad as an extension cable?

    Don't most people with laptops that have only 3 or 4 usb ports use a
    hub? A non-powered hub?

    USB hub or USB switch? Since it's plugged into a laptop, it's
    probably a hub or docking station. I don't know about "most people"
    but I use USB mostly for flash drives and mice. I'm not an Apple
    computer user and therefore don't have any Thunderbolt hardware.

    USB hub, although the one currently in use, made by Sabrent with 4
    output ports, has an on-off switch for each port. I dont' think that
    makes it a USB switch, though.

    Yeah, I use it for the mouse, an external keyboard, and flashdrives, but lately for the bare drive I use for imaging. Amazon doesn't sell the connection device anymore, but it has its own power supply. And I'm
    using USB-A so I'll give it a try with a 6" extension.


    You can do data-transfer tests, to assure yourself that an interface
    is in reasonable shape. You can run SHA256 on the destination file, and see if the
    value is the same as the SHA256 on the source file.

    dd.exe --list # Get the name of the
    # random number generator

    dd.exe if=/dev/random of=D:\source.bin bs=1M count=10240 # Make a 10GB file

    copy source.bin dest.bin # Copy it somewhere

    sha256sum source.bin # Compare the two files
    sha256sum dest.bin #

    And you can make the test file, as large as your storage devices will allow.

    That "dd" program, can make zeros at 3.5GB/sec and random numbers at 1.2GB/sec. The disk drive, not so much. (Even whizzy TLC NVMe, can slow down to 1.2GB/sec if you write them for long enough periods of time, as they run out of SLC cache after a while.)

    A three foot cable should be suitable for USB3 500MB/sec work.
    I have an enclosure, and that is the cable that came with it.

    Anything faster than that, is a "mystery meat" :-)
    There is very little user test of any of the faster stuff,
    available to read about. Anandtech is gone, and Toms kinda sucks
    for this sort of thing (they're in some sort of groove now,
    churning out chucky cheese articles).

    I can see me now, doing space cadet testing on USB4 with a "31 inch cable".
    You know, taking the scissors, cutting it to 31 inches, taping the
    connector back on the end, then test that the files aren't getting corrupted.
    I think that's what USB.org wants us to do :-) And for USB4 Rev2.0,
    they'll want us to pick up the cables, with tweezers. I can't wait.

    Paul
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  • From Paul@nospam@needed.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Tue Apr 28 12:41:46 2026
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    On Tue, 4/28/2026 3:17 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
    micky wrote:

    ASI says that USB extension cords "risk signal degradation and power
    issues, especially for USB-C".

    Higher spec cables often contain chips at each end, to tell what it's connected to what speed/power it can handle, if you whack an extension on the end, that information will be wrong and you risk sending over 100 watts of power down a cable not rated for it ...


    https://www.inviolabs.com/blogs/news/what-is-e-marker-and-why-the-usb-c-to-c-cable-needs-it

    And the users are supposed to gobble this stuff up.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_hardware#USB_Power_Delivery

    "A Full-Featured USB cable is a TyperCaC-to-TyperCaC cable that supports
    USB 2.0, USB 3.2 and USB4 data operation, and a Full-Featured TyperCaC
    receptacle likewise supports the same full set of protocols.[40]

    It contains a full set of wires and is electronically marked (E-marked):
    It contains an E-marker chip that responds to the USB Power Delivery
    Discover Identity command, a kind of vendor-defined message (VDM) sent
    over the configuration data channel (CC). Using this command, the cable
    reports its current capacity, maximum speed, and other parameters.[41]:rCe
    -o4.9rCe Full-Featured USB Type-C devices are a mechanic prerequisite for
    multi-lane operation (USB 3.2 Gen 1|u2, USB 3.2 Gen 2|u2, USB4 2|u2,
    USB4 3|u2, USB Gen 4 Asymmetric).[41]

    USB-C devices support power currents of 1.5 A and 3.0 A over the 5 V
    power bus in addition to baseline 900 mA. These higher currents can be
    negotiated through the configuration line. Devices can also use the full
    Power Delivery specification using both BMC-coded configuration line and
    the legacy BFSK-coded VBUS line.[41]:rCe-o4.6.2.1
    "

    Now, does USBPD run over a USB-A connector ? I'm guessing we can
    expect at least USB-C to be marked that way.

    "There is nothing like the smell of 48V @ 5A flowing through a USB-C connector, in the morning."

    Paul



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  • From Sam E@no.email@here.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Tue Apr 28 18:07:25 2026
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    On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:17:04 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:

    micky wrote:

    ASI says that USB extension cords "risk signal degradation and power
    issues, especially for USB-C".

    Higher spec cables often contain chips at each end, to tell what it's connected to what speed/power it can handle, if you whack an extension
    on the end, that information will be wrong and you risk sending over 100 watts of power down a cable not rated for it ...

    If you know much about electricity, you know that watts/amps don't flow
    unless there's some kind of load. Also, the damaged chip is likely to be non-functional, and the power is limited to 60W.
    --
    "Sin lies only in hurting other people unnecessarily. All other "sins"
    are invented nonsense. (Hurting yourself is not sinful--just stupid.)
    [Robert A. Heinlein]
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  • From Andy Burns@usenet@andyburns.uk to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Tue Apr 28 21:10:06 2026
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    Sam E wrote:

    Andy Burns wrote:

    Higher spec cables often contain chips at each end, to tell what it's
    connected to what speed/power it can handle, if you whack an extension
    on the end, that information will be wrong and you risk sending over 100
    watts of power down a cable not rated for it ...

    If you know much about electricity, you know that watts/amps don't flow unless there's some kind of load.

    Sure, current is pulled rather than pushed, but the comms between source
    and sink device can set the supply to 48V which most devices won't be
    ready for.

    Also, the damaged chip is likely to be
    non-functional, and the power is limited to 60W.

    Latest USB PD3.1 spec caters for up to 240W

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  • From Mark Lloyd@not.email@all.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Wed Apr 29 17:34:43 2026
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    On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:10:06 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:

    [snip]

    If you know much about electricity, you know that watts/amps don't flow
    unless there's some kind of load.

    Sure, current is pulled rather than pushed, but the comms between source
    and sink device can set the supply to 48V which most devices won't be
    ready for.

    Why would they set something they can't use? IIRC, 48V can't be set unless
    the cable has a working chip in it.

    Also, the damaged chip is likely to be non-functional, and the power is
    limited to 60W.

    Latest USB PD3.1 spec caters for up to 240W

    IIRC, 60W is the limit without a functioning chip in the cable. It doesn't matter if the source and/or load are capable of more.

    BTW, I haven't yet seen one of these devices, although C to C cables are
    often marked for 240W.
    --
    Mark Lloyd
    http://notstupid.us/

    "When I was a child there were many witches, and they bewitched both
    cattle and men, especially children." [Martin Luther]
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  • From micky@NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Wed Apr 29 16:18:25 2026
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    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on 28 Apr 2026 10:26:57 GMT, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:

    micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
    [...]
    USB hub, although the one currently in use, made by Sabrent with 4
    output ports, has an on-off switch for each port. I dont' think that
    makes it a USB switch, though.

    Yeah, I use it for the mouse, an external keyboard, and flashdrives, but
    lately for the bare drive I use for imaging. Amazon doesn't sell the
    connection device anymore, but it has its own power supply. And I'm
    using USB-A so I'll give it a try with a 6" extension.

    Just connect the fast stuff, i.e. the disk drive, directly to the
    laptop and connect the slow stuff, i.e. keyboard and mouse and if need
    be the USB memory sticks, to the hub. You can use extension cables for
    the keyboard and mouse, but I would use no or only a short extension
    cable for the USB memory sticks.

    Okay

    FWIW, I also have a laptop which has only 3 USB ports, but I do not
    use a hub. If I'm out of ports for a certain task, I just disconnect the >mouse and use the built-in touchpad.

    I'll think about that.
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  • From micky@NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Wed Apr 29 16:24:45 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:17:04 +0100, Andy
    Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

    micky wrote:

    ASI says that USB extension cords "risk signal degradation and power
    issues, especially for USB-C".

    Higher spec cables often contain chips at each end, to tell what it's >connected to what speed/power it can handle, if you whack an extension
    on the end, that information will be wrong and you risk sending over 100 >watts of power down a cable not rated for it ...

    Okay, that sounds like something I want to avoid.

    Off-topic, turned on the upstairs laptop yesterday, and couldn't do
    anything. Kept getting menus. Restarted 3 times

    Today I looked at it in a fresh light and figured out that my mouse keys
    were reversed. I DID NOT TOUCH them. I wasn't even in Settings. Some
    weird force must have changed it.
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  • From Kerr-Mudd, John@admin@127.0.0.1 to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Thu Apr 30 09:09:41 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:24:45 -0400
    micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:

    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:17:04 +0100, Andy
    Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

    micky wrote:

    ASI says that USB extension cords "risk signal degradation and power
    issues, especially for USB-C".

    Higher spec cables often contain chips at each end, to tell what it's >connected to what speed/power it can handle, if you whack an extension
    on the end, that information will be wrong and you risk sending over 100 >watts of power down a cable not rated for it ...

    Okay, that sounds like something I want to avoid.

    Off-topic, turned on the upstairs laptop yesterday, and couldn't do
    anything. Kept getting menus. Restarted 3 times

    Today I looked at it in a fresh light and figured out that my mouse keys
    were reversed. I DID NOT TOUCH them. I wasn't even in Settings. Some
    weird force must have changed it.

    A polterguest
    --
    Bah, and indeed Humbug.
    --- Synchronet 3.21f-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Daniel70@daniel47@nomail.afraid.org to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Thu Apr 30 19:35:02 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On 29/04/2026 4:07 am, Sam E wrote:
    On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:17:04 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:
    micky wrote:

    ASI says that USB extension cords "risk signal degradation and
    power issues, especially for USB-C".

    Higher spec cables often contain chips at each end, to tell what
    it's connected to what speed/power it can handle, if you whack an
    extension on the end, that information will be wrong and you risk
    sending over 100 watts of power down a cable not rated for it ...

    If you know much about electricity, you know that watts/amps don't
    flow unless there's some kind of load.

    If you think of an Open Circuit as a load of Infinite Resistance, there
    IS an infinitesimally small amount to Current flowing .... but, in any
    case, Watts don't flow, they are just dissipated. ;-P

    Also, the damaged chip is likely to be non-functional, and the power
    is limited to 60W.

    --
    Daniel70
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  • From Daniel70@daniel47@nomail.afraid.org to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Thu Apr 30 19:39:35 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On 30/04/2026 6:09 pm, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:
    On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:24:45 -0400
    micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:17:04 +0100, Andy
    Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
    micky wrote:

    ASI says that USB extension cords "risk signal degradation and power
    issues, especially for USB-C".

    Higher spec cables often contain chips at each end, to tell what it's
    connected to what speed/power it can handle, if you whack an extension
    on the end, that information will be wrong and you risk sending over 100 >>> watts of power down a cable not rated for it ...

    Okay, that sounds like something I want to avoid.

    Off-topic, turned on the upstairs laptop yesterday, and couldn't do
    anything. Kept getting menus. Restarted 3 times

    Today I looked at it in a fresh light and figured out that my mouse keys
    were reversed. I DID NOT TOUCH them. I wasn't even in Settings. Some
    weird force must have changed it.

    A polterguest

    When reading, I had thought "Ghost" but sure, "poltergeist" but even "polterguest" works, too. ;-P
    --
    Daniel70
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  • From micky@NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Thu Apr 30 10:28:42 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    \In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:39:35 +1000, Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

    On 30/04/2026 6:09 pm, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:
    On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:24:45 -0400
    micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:17:04 +0100, Andy
    Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
    micky wrote:

    ASI says that USB extension cords "risk signal degradation and power >>>>> issues, especially for USB-C".

    Higher spec cables often contain chips at each end, to tell what it's
    connected to what speed/power it can handle, if you whack an extension >>>> on the end, that information will be wrong and you risk sending over 100 >>>> watts of power down a cable not rated for it ...

    Okay, that sounds like something I want to avoid.

    Off-topic, turned on the upstairs laptop yesterday, and couldn't do
    anything. Kept getting menus. Restarted 3 times

    Today I looked at it in a fresh light and figured out that my mouse keys >>> were reversed. I DID NOT TOUCH them. I wasn't even in Settings. Some
    weird force must have changed it.

    A polterguest

    When reading, I had thought "Ghost" but sure, "poltergeist" but even >"polterguest" works, too. ;-P

    I wonder what else it's doing.
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  • From Paul@nospam@needed.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Thu Apr 30 12:00:19 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On Thu, 4/30/2026 10:28 AM, micky wrote:
    \In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:39:35 +1000, Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

    On 30/04/2026 6:09 pm, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:
    On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:24:45 -0400
    micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:17:04 +0100, Andy
    Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
    micky wrote:

    ASI says that USB extension cords "risk signal degradation and power >>>>>> issues, especially for USB-C".

    Higher spec cables often contain chips at each end, to tell what it's >>>>> connected to what speed/power it can handle, if you whack an extension >>>>> on the end, that information will be wrong and you risk sending over 100 >>>>> watts of power down a cable not rated for it ...

    Okay, that sounds like something I want to avoid.

    Off-topic, turned on the upstairs laptop yesterday, and couldn't do
    anything. Kept getting menus. Restarted 3 times

    Today I looked at it in a fresh light and figured out that my mouse keys >>>> were reversed. I DID NOT TOUCH them. I wasn't even in Settings. Some >>>> weird force must have changed it.

    A polterguest

    When reading, I had thought "Ghost" but sure, "poltergeist" but even
    "polterguest" works, too. ;-P

    I wonder what else it's doing.


    # Theme from GhostBusters

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvck7ItXwdc

    Paul
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  • From Mark Lloyd@not.email@all.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Thu Apr 30 18:08:52 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:35:02 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:

    [snip]

    If you think of an Open Circuit as a load of Infinite Resistance, there
    IS an infinitesimally small amount to Current flowing .... but, in any
    case, Watts don't flow, they are just dissipated. ;-P

    Yes, there will be a little bit of current flowing as soon as the power
    source is connected, because of capacitance.

    Also, the damaged chip is likely to be non-functional, and the power is
    limited to 60W.

    --
    Mark Lloyd
    http://notstupid.us/

    "Jesus is a Myth."
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  • From Carlos E.R.@robin_listas@es.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Fri May 1 13:41:35 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On 2026-04-30 20:08, Mark Lloyd wrote:
    On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:35:02 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:

    [snip]

    If you think of an Open Circuit as a load of Infinite Resistance, there
    IS an infinitesimally small amount to Current flowing .... but, in any
    case, Watts don't flow, they are just dissipated. ;-P

    Yes, there will be a little bit of current flowing as soon as the power source is connected, because of capacitance.

    Not his point :-)
    --
    Cheers, Carlos.
    ESEfc-Efc+, EUEfc-Efc|;
    --- Synchronet 3.21f-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Paul@nospam@needed.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Fri May 1 12:38:46 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On Fri, 5/1/2026 7:41 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
    On 2026-04-30 20:08, Mark Lloyd wrote:
    On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:35:02 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:

    [snip]

    If you think of an Open Circuit as a load of Infinite Resistance, there
    IS an infinitesimally small amount to Current flowing .... but, in any
    case, Watts don't flow, they are just dissipated. ;-P

    Yes, there will be a little bit of current flowing as soon as the power
    source is connected, because of capacitance.

    Not his point :-)


    Will this be on the exam ?

    Imagine what a hard time Professor Ohm had, studying
    for his mid-term.

    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georg-Ohm

    "While his work greatly influenced the theory and applications
    of current electricity, it was so coldly received that Ohm resigned
    his post at Cologne. He accepted a position at the
    Polytechnic School of N|+rnberg in 1833. Finally his work began
    to be recognized; in 1841 he was awarded the Copley Medal of
    the Royal Society of London and was made a foreign member a year later."

    The same thing happened to Fred Capacitor.

    Paul
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  • From Daniel70@daniel47@nomail.afraid.org to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Sat May 2 20:41:59 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On 1/05/2026 4:08 am, Mark Lloyd wrote:
    On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:35:02 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:

    [snip]

    If you think of an Open Circuit as a load of Infinite Resistance, there
    IS an infinitesimally small amount to Current flowing .... but, in any
    case, Watts don't flow, they are just dissipated. ;-P

    Yes, there will be a little bit of current flowing as soon as the power source is connected, because of capacitance.

    If there had been any sort of Capacitance, the current from any voltage
    held by said Capacitance would have flow immediately after the power
    source was connected, surely.
    --
    Daniel70
    --- Synchronet 3.21f-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Daniel70@daniel47@nomail.afraid.org to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Sat May 2 20:46:29 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On 2/05/2026 2:38 am, Paul wrote:
    On Fri, 5/1/2026 7:41 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
    On 2026-04-30 20:08, Mark Lloyd wrote:
    On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:35:02 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:

    [snip]

    If you think of an Open Circuit as a load of Infinite
    Resistance, there IS an infinitesimally small amount to
    Current flowing .... but, in any case, Watts don't flow, they
    are just dissipated. ;-P

    Yes, there will be a little bit of current flowing as soon as
    the power source is connected, because of capacitance.

    Not his point :-)

    Will this be on the exam ?

    Imagine what a hard time Professor Ohm had, studying for his
    mid-term.

    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georg-Ohm

    "While his work greatly influenced the theory and applications of
    current electricity,

    Hmm!! Was that "current electricity" as in "I = V/R" or as in "At that
    Time"??

    it was so coldly received that Ohm resigned his post at Cologne. He
    accepted a position at the Polytechnic School of N|+rnberg in 1833.
    Finally his work began to be recognized; in 1841 he was awarded the
    Copley Medal of the Royal Society of London and was made a foreign
    member a year later."

    The same thing happened to Fred Capacitor.

    Paul
    --
    Daniel70
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  • From Paul@nospam@needed.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Sat May 2 10:39:36 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On Sat, 5/2/2026 6:41 AM, Daniel70 wrote:
    On 1/05/2026 4:08 am, Mark Lloyd wrote:
    On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:35:02 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:

    [snip]

    If you think of an Open Circuit as a load of Infinite Resistance, there
    IS an infinitesimally small amount to Current flowing .... but, in any
    case, Watts don't flow, they are just dissipated. ;-P

    Yes, there will be a little bit of current flowing as soon as the power
    source is connected, because of capacitance.

    If there had been any sort of Capacitance, the current from any voltage held by said Capacitance would have flow immediately after the power source was connected, surely.

    https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/36375/understanding-usb-inrush-current-requirements

    The classical Intel document on the topic, try the nineth page of
    the PDF, Figure 6, for a picture of what happens when a 10uF USB
    peripheral is plugged in. This document was produced back in the USB2 era,
    to help engineers make USB interfaces where the VBUS disturbance of
    one "tenant" would not upset an adjacent "tenant".

    https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/power_delivery_motherboards.pdf

    Paul
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  • From Mark Lloyd@not.email@all.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Sat May 2 19:06:44 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On Fri, 1 May 2026 12:38:46 -0400, Paul wrote:

    [snip]

    Will this be on the exam ?

    If I was a teacher, that is one question I would NOT want to hear from a student.
    --
    Mark Lloyd
    http://notstupid.us/

    "In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the
    humble reasoning of a single individual." [Galileo Galilei]
    --- Synchronet 3.21f-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Mark Lloyd@not.email@all.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Sun May 3 18:22:08 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On Sun, 03 May 2026 10:33:17 -0700, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

    [snip]

    How did you know the mouse buttons were reversed if you didn't touch
    them?

    I wasn't even in Settings. Some weird force must have changed it.

    Blame the cat:
    <https://www.google.com/search?
    q=cat%20operating%20a%20computer%20mouse&udm=2>

    One time I was watching some video files, and a cat jumped up and deleted some. I think it was this one:

    http://notstupid.us/IMG_0766

    [snip]
    --
    Mark Lloyd
    http://notstupid.us/

    "Toward no crimes have men shown themselves so cold- bloodedly cruel as
    in punishing differences of belief." [James Russell Lowell, Literary
    Essays, Witchcraft]
    --- Synchronet 3.21f-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From J. P. Gilliver@G6JPG@255soft.uk to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Sun May 3 19:47:49 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On 2026/5/3 18:33:17, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:24:45 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
    wrote:

    Today I looked at it in a fresh light and figured out that my mouse keys
    were reversed.

    "Windows 7: Switch Mouse buttons" <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6HBJOREr4c>

    "How to Swap Left and Right Mouse Buttons on Windows 10" <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UfHPcNOmfA>

    "How to invert mouse buttons in Windows 11" <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWN7_bMWimM>

    I DID NOT TOUCH them.

    How did you know the mouse buttons were reversed if you didn't touch
    them?

    I wasn't even in Settings. Some
    weird force must have changed it.

    Blame the cat: <https://www.google.com/search?q=cat%20operating%20a%20computer%20mouse&udm=2>

    Use The force: <https://www.google.com/search?q=use%20the%20force%20luke&udm=2>
    Blaming the force is a bad idea. I don't think you want to deal with
    an angry Force.



    Tomorrow is the day for that, anyway.
    --
    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

    "He hasn't one redeeming vice." - Oscar Wilde
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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?Niocl=C3=A1s_P=C3=B3l_Caile=C3=A1n?= de Ghloucester@thanks-to@Taf.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,sci.electronics.repair on Thu May 7 19:39:49 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    In alt.comp.os.windows-10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote: |--------------------------------------------------------|
    |"Among the students, this was one of our little |
    |joke-memes. Playing the part of the naive student |
    |constantly angling for the shortest path to a |
    |parchment. |
    | |
    |"If I take basket weaving, does that count as a credit?"|
    | |
    |That person. |
    | |
    | Paul" | |--------------------------------------------------------|

    I chose modules to better appreciate knowledge for my career instead
    of to get easy marks. I have a degree in computer science. I know
    persons who deliberately chose as few modules as possible which
    actually require programming in their degrees' final years, because
    stuff like UML stopped them practising actually programming.

    The year that I chose to do Compiler Construction is the 1st year that
    that school stopped making Compiler Construction compulsory. So
    lecturers at the beginning of that year advertised optional subjects
    by giving us presentations. A search-engine lecturer succeeded to
    encourage most of us (not me) to not choose Compiler Construction and
    to choose a search-engine module by warning us that Compiler
    Construction is mathematically exact so it is difficult (but you can
    get 100%), whereas that search-engine module is easy to get a high
    (e.g. 70%, but not 100%) mark in because it involves waffling in an
    essay. After he said so, he asked us who of us was certainly going to
    choose Compiler Construction. None of us said that we certainly would.

    Search engines are worse after that year.

    This newsserver does not allow a crosspost to as many newsgroups as
    the article to which this is a response is in.

    (S. HTTP://Gloucester.Insomnia247.NL/ fuer Kontaktdaten!)
    --- Synchronet 3.21f-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From The Horny Goat@lcraver@home.ca to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Fri May 8 10:14:59 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On Sun, 03 May 2026 08:06:26 -0400, legg <legg@nospam.magma.ca> wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:24:45 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
    wrote:
    There ARE settings to reverse mouse button functions (for lefties?).

    However, if you've had the mouse open, recheck for twisted wires
    or solder blobs from your last visit.

    Hmm. I'm a leftie and manage with a standard mouse (my left index
    finger is a bit twisted out of its usual position but nothing I can't
    handle).

    What >IS< causing me grief is that I have twin 27" monitors and while
    I run Agent on monitor 1 I find the program messages coming up on
    monitor 2 and can find no rational reason that it should be that way -
    so if the cursor suddenly disappears I am now instantly taking a
    glance to the other monitor to see if it's there...
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  • From micky@NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Sat May 9 20:05:28 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Fri, 08 May 2026 10:14:59 -0700, The Horny
    Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:

    On Sun, 03 May 2026 08:06:26 -0400, legg <legg@nospam.magma.ca> wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:24:45 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
    wrote:
    There ARE settings to reverse mouse button functions (for lefties?).

    However, if you've had the mouse open, recheck for twisted wires
    or solder blobs from your last visit.

    Nope. It's the new wireless mouse where someone recommended reversing
    the switches inside, and I haven't gotten around to that yet. This
    mouse has never been opened.

    Hmm. I'm a leftie and manage with a standard mouse (my left index
    finger is a bit twisted out of its usual position but nothing I can't >handle).

    What >IS< causing me grief is that I have twin 27" monitors and while
    I run Agent on monitor 1 I find the program messages coming up on
    monitor 2 and can find no rational reason that it should be that way -
    so if the cursor suddenly disappears I am now instantly taking a
    glance to the other monitor to see if it's there...

    I had that with Eudora. I had a second monitor connected for a while,
    and I moved two programs to it, including Eudora (the mail reader). But everytime I got mail, the Processing and Filter boxes opened up in the
    original monitor. Someone told me I could move them to the second
    monitor so I draged one there, but the next time it was a whole new
    windows I guess and it was back in the first monitor. So I think there
    is a rational reason. All new windows arise in the first monitor and
    have to be dragged to the seoncd one. Agent has program messages? I
    use Agent v5, and I'm sure I've seen them but don't remember now.
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  • From micky@NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Sat May 9 20:07:49 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Sun, 03 May 2026 10:33:17 -0700, Jeff
    Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:24:45 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
    wrote:

    Today I looked at it in a fresh light and figured out that my mouse keys >>were reversed.

    "Windows 7: Switch Mouse buttons" ><https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6HBJOREr4c>

    "How to Swap Left and Right Mouse Buttons on Windows 10" ><https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UfHPcNOmfA>

    "How to invert mouse buttons in Windows 11" ><https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWN7_bMWimM>

    I DID NOT TOUCH them.

    How did you know the mouse buttons were reversed if you didn't touch
    them?

    Sorry. I didn't touch the settings.

    I wasn't even in Settings. Some
    weird force must have changed it.

    Blame the cat: ><https://www.google.com/search?q=cat%20operating%20a%20computer%20mouse&udm=2>

    I don't kave a cat, but I'd be glad to blame someone else's.

    Use The force: ><https://www.google.com/search?q=use%20the%20force%20luke&udm=2>
    Blaming the force is a bad idea. I don't think you want to deal with
    an angry Force.

    Good point. I'm sorry, Force. It must have been the cat.
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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Sat May 9 18:35:28 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On Sat, 09 May 2026 20:05:28 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
    wrote:

    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Fri, 08 May 2026 10:14:59 -0700, The Horny
    Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:

    On Sun, 03 May 2026 08:06:26 -0400, legg <legg@nospam.magma.ca> wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:24:45 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
    wrote:
    There ARE settings to reverse mouse button functions (for lefties?).

    However, if you've had the mouse open, recheck for twisted wires
    or solder blobs from your last visit.

    Nope. It's the new wireless mouse where someone recommended reversing
    the switches inside, and I haven't gotten around to that yet. This
    mouse has never been opened.

    Hmm. I'm a leftie and manage with a standard mouse (my left index
    finger is a bit twisted out of its usual position but nothing I can't >>handle).

    What >IS< causing me grief is that I have twin 27" monitors and while
    I run Agent on monitor 1 I find the program messages coming up on
    monitor 2 and can find no rational reason that it should be that way -
    so if the cursor suddenly disappears I am now instantly taking a
    glance to the other monitor to see if it's there...

    I had that with Eudora. I had a second monitor connected for a while,
    and I moved two programs to it, including Eudora (the mail reader). But >everytime I got mail, the Processing and Filter boxes opened up in the >original monitor. Someone told me I could move them to the second
    monitor so I draged one there, but the next time it was a whole new
    windows I guess and it was back in the first monitor. So I think there
    is a rational reason. All new windows arise in the first monitor and
    have to be dragged to the seoncd one. Agent has program messages? I
    use Agent v5, and I'm sure I've seen them but don't remember now.

    The latest version of Forte Agent is 8.00/32.1272
    For monitoring, there is the Task Manager at:
    Tools -> Task Manager or Ctrl+Shft+T

    The open source version of Eudora was released in Sept 2010. <https://computerhistory.org/blog/the-eudora-email-client-source-code/> <https://wiki.mozilla.org/Documentation_Project> <https://wiki.mozilla.org/index.php?title=Eudora_Releases&oldid=1061787>

    Perhaps if you used the current versions, you might have fewer bugs to
    deal with? (I use Forte Agent).
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From micky@NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Sun May 10 02:02:48 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Sat, 09 May 2026 18:35:28 -0700, Jeff
    Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:

    On Sat, 09 May 2026 20:05:28 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
    wrote:

    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Fri, 08 May 2026 10:14:59 -0700, The Horny >>Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:

    On Sun, 03 May 2026 08:06:26 -0400, legg <legg@nospam.magma.ca> wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:24:45 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> >>>>wrote:
    There ARE settings to reverse mouse button functions (for lefties?).

    However, if you've had the mouse open, recheck for twisted wires
    or solder blobs from your last visit.

    Nope. It's the new wireless mouse where someone recommended reversing
    the switches inside, and I haven't gotten around to that yet. This
    mouse has never been opened.

    Hmm. I'm a leftie and manage with a standard mouse (my left index
    finger is a bit twisted out of its usual position but nothing I can't >>>handle).

    What >IS< causing me grief is that I have twin 27" monitors and while
    I run Agent on monitor 1 I find the program messages coming up on
    monitor 2 and can find no rational reason that it should be that way -
    so if the cursor suddenly disappears I am now instantly taking a
    glance to the other monitor to see if it's there...

    I had that with Eudora. I had a second monitor connected for a while,
    and I moved two programs to it, including Eudora (the mail reader). But >>everytime I got mail, the Processing and Filter boxes opened up in the >>original monitor. Someone told me I could move them to the second
    monitor so I dragged one there, but the next time it was a whole new >>windows I guess and it was back in the first monitor. So I think there
    is a rational reason. All new windows arise in the first monitor and
    have to be dragged to the seoncd one. Agent has program messages? I
    use Agent v5, and I'm sure I've seen them but don't remember now.

    The latest version of Forte Agent is 8.00/32.1272

    I'm not the one having trouble with Agent. That's Mr. Goat.

    For monitoring, there is the Task Manager at:
    Tools -> Task Manager or Ctrl+Shft+T

    The open source version of Eudora was released in Sept 2010. ><https://computerhistory.org/blog/the-eudora-email-client-source-code/>
    I have the source code that's offered here, but I don't know enough to
    do anything with it**. This is for version 7.1.0.9, the one that I'm
    using. It's not really related to the Mozilla version in the next two
    links. **Someone is working on it but it's slow-going, and still in
    alpha.
    <https://wiki.mozilla.org/Documentation_Project> ><https://wiki.mozilla.org/index.php?title=Eudora_Releases&oldid=1061787
    It says here "Eudora OSE 1.0 is based on the Thunderbird 3.0.4 source
    code..." Not on the Eudora source code. That's why no one I know liked
    this supposed version of Eudora, and no one I know uses it. It was
    based on Thunderbird. The version people use is 7.1.0.9, with 3 files
    changed that solved one important problem.

    Perhaps if you used the current versions, you might have fewer bugs to
    deal with?

    Is opening the Prcessing and Filtering progress boxes in monitor 1 a
    bug? I don't think the author wrote it for two monitors.

    (I use Forte Agent).
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  • From micky@NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Sun May 10 02:08:40 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Fri, 1 May 2026 12:38:46 -0400, Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:



    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georg-Ohm

    "While his work greatly influenced the theory and applications
    of current electricity, it was so coldly received that Ohm resigned
    his post at Cologne. He accepted a position at the
    Polytechnic School of N|+rnberg in 1833. Finally his work began
    to be recognized; in 1841 he was awarded the Copley Medal of
    the Royal Society of London and was made a foreign member a year later."

    The same thing happened to Fred Capacitor.

    Good one. I guess science was already tough in those days.
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  • From J. P. Gilliver@G6JPG@255soft.uk to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Sun May 10 11:39:50 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On 2026/5/10 7:8:40, micky wrote:
    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Fri, 1 May 2026 12:38:46 -0400, Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:



    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georg-Ohm

    "While his work greatly influenced the theory and applications
    of current electricity, it was so coldly received that Ohm resigned>> his post at Cologne. He accepted a position at the
    Polytechnic School of N|a-+rnberg in 1833. Finally his work began
    to be recognized; in 1841 he was awarded the Copley Medal of
    the Royal Society of London and was made a foreign member a year later." >>
    The same thing happened to Fred Capacitor.

    Good one. I guess science was already tough in those days.
    Of course, the real person to look at there is Farad(ay). And to make up
    the triumvirate, I think there _was_ someone called Henry, but I know
    nothing of him.
    --
    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Sun May 10 08:47:26 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On Sun, 10 May 2026 02:02:48 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
    wrote:

    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Sat, 09 May 2026 18:35:28 -0700, Jeff >Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:

    On Sat, 09 May 2026 20:05:28 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
    wrote:

    Agent has program messages? I
    use Agent v5, and I'm sure I've seen them but don't remember now.

    The latest version of Forte Agent is 8.00/32.1272

    I'm not the one having trouble with Agent. That's Mr. Goat.

    You commented:
    "Agent has program messages? I use Agent v5, and I'm sure I've seen
    them but don't remember now."
    and I replied.

    The open source version of Eudora was released in Sept 2010. >><https://computerhistory.org/blog/the-eudora-email-client-source-code/>

    I have the source code that's offered here, but I don't know enough to
    do anything with it**.

    I'm not suggesting that you raise Eudora from the dead. Instead, I
    suggested:
    "Perhaps if you used the current versions, you might have fewer bugs
    to deal with? (I use Forte Agent)."

    Is opening the Prcessing and Filtering progress boxes in monitor 1 a
    bug? I don't think the author wrote it for two monitors.

    I don't know. I are not a programmist.
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From Jeroen Belleman@jeroen@nospam.please to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Sun May 10 21:18:53 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On 5/10/26 12:39, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
    On 2026/5/10 7:8:40, micky wrote:
    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Fri, 1 May 2026 12:38:46 -0400, Paul
    <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:



    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georg-Ohm

    "While his work greatly influenced the theory and applications
    of current electricity, it was so coldly received that Ohm resigned
    his post at Cologne. He accepted a position at the
    Polytechnic School of N|a-+rnberg in 1833. Finally his work began
    to be recognized; in 1841 he was awarded the Copley Medal of
    the Royal Society of London and was made a foreign member a year later."

    The same thing happened to Fred Capacitor.

    Good one. I guess science was already tough in those days.

    Of course, the real person to look at there is Farad(ay). And to make up
    the triumvirate, I think there _was_ someone called Henry, but I know
    nothing of him.

    Joseph Henry. He has his own Wikipedia entry.

    Jeroen Belleman
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  • From micky@NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Sun May 10 15:38:08 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    In sci.electronics.repair, on Sun, 10 May 2026 08:47:26 -0700, Jeff
    Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:

    On Sun, 10 May 2026 02:02:48 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
    wrote:

    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Sat, 09 May 2026 18:35:28 -0700, Jeff >>Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:

    On Sat, 09 May 2026 20:05:28 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
    wrote:

    Agent has program messages? I
    use Agent v5, and I'm sure I've seen them but don't remember now.

    The latest version of Forte Agent is 8.00/32.1272

    I'm not the one having trouble with Agent. That's Mr. Goat.

    You commented:
    "Agent has program messages? I use Agent v5, and I'm sure I've seen
    them but don't remember now."
    and I replied.

    Aha. I think I need the latest updates for my brain. I wonder if
    Microsoft can help me.

    The open source version of Eudora was released in Sept 2010. >>><https://computerhistory.org/blog/the-eudora-email-client-source-code/>

    I have the source code that's offered here, but I don't know enough to
    do anything with it**.

    I'm not suggesting that you raise Eudora from the dead. Instead, I >suggested:
    "Perhaps if you used the current versions, you might have fewer bugs
    to deal with? (I use Forte Agent)."

    Aha!

    Is opening the Prcessing and Filtering progress boxes in monitor 1 a
    bug? I don't think the author wrote it for two monitors.

    I don't know. I are not a programmist.
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  • From micky@NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Sun May 10 15:41:42 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    In sci.electronics.repair, on Sun, 10 May 2026 21:18:53 +0200, Jeroen
    Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:

    On 5/10/26 12:39, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
    On 2026/5/10 7:8:40, micky wrote:
    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Fri, 1 May 2026 12:38:46 -0400, Paul
    <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:



    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georg-Ohm

    "While his work greatly influenced the theory and applications
    of current electricity, it was so coldly received that Ohm resigned >>>> his post at Cologne. He accepted a position at the
    Polytechnic School of N|+rnberg in 1833. Finally his work began
    to be recognized; in 1841 he was awarded the Copley Medal of
    the Royal Society of London and was made a foreign member a year later."

    The same thing happened to Fred Capacitor.

    Good one. I guess science was already tough in those days.

    Of course, the real person to look at there is Farad(ay). And to make up
    the triumvirate, I think there _was_ someone called Henry, but I know
    nothing of him.

    Joseph Henry. He has his own Wikipedia entry.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Henry The surname of my next door neighbor is Henry. Not very common. I should ask him if he's ralated.

    Jeroen Belleman
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  • From Daniel70@daniel47@nomail.afraid.org to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Mon May 11 20:33:14 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On 11/05/2026 5:38 am, micky wrote:
    In sci.electronics.repair, on Sun, 10 May 2026 08:47:26 -0700, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 10 May 2026 02:02:48 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
    wrote:
    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Sat, 09 May 2026 18:35:28 -0700, Jeff
    Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 09 May 2026 20:05:28 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
    wrote:

    Agent has program messages? I
    use Agent v5, and I'm sure I've seen them but don't remember now.

    The latest version of Forte Agent is 8.00/32.1272

    I'm not the one having trouble with Agent. That's Mr. Goat.

    You commented:
    "Agent has program messages? I use Agent v5, and I'm sure I've seen
    them but don't remember now."
    and I replied.

    Aha. I think I need the latest updates for my brain. I wonder if
    Microsoft can help me.

    I'm betting NO!! But Linus might be able to help. ;-P

    (Runs away, ducks and hides!!)
    --
    Daniel70
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  • From J. P. Gilliver@G6JPG@255soft.uk to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Mon May 11 13:16:44 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On 2026/5/10 20:41:42, micky wrote:
    In sci.electronics.repair, on Sun, 10 May 2026 21:18:53 +0200, Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:

    On 5/10/26 12:39, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
    On 2026/5/10 7:8:40, micky wrote:
    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Fri, 1 May 2026 12:38:46 -0400, Paul
    <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:



    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georg-Ohm
    []
    The same thing happened to Fred Capacitor.

    Good one. I guess science was already tough in those days.

    Of course, the real person to look at there is Farad(ay). And to make up >>> the triumvirate, I think there _was_ someone called Henry, but I know
    nothing of him.

    Joseph Henry. He has his own Wikipedia entry.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Henry The surname of my next door neighbor is Henry. Not very common. I should ask him if he's ralated.

    Jeroen Belleman

    FreeBMD.org.uk shows 30479 births with that surname in England & Wales
    since (civil) records began (i. e. mid-1837), so yes - not that common.
    --
    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

    There's only so much you can do... with gravel.
    - Charlie Dimmock, RT 2016/7/9-15
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  • From Cursitor Doom@cd@notformail.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Thu May 14 12:17:01 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On Mon, 11 May 2026 13:16:44 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver"
    <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:

    On 2026/5/10 20:41:42, micky wrote:
    In sci.electronics.repair, on Sun, 10 May 2026 21:18:53 +0200, Jeroen
    Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:

    On 5/10/26 12:39, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
    On 2026/5/10 7:8:40, micky wrote:
    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Fri, 1 May 2026 12:38:46 -0400, Paul
    <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:



    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georg-Ohm
    []
    The same thing happened to Fred Capacitor.

    Good one. I guess science was already tough in those days.

    Of course, the real person to look at there is Farad(ay). And to make up >>>> the triumvirate, I think there _was_ someone called Henry, but I know
    nothing of him.

    Joseph Henry. He has his own Wikipedia entry.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Henry The surname of my next door
    neighbor is Henry. Not very common. I should ask him if he's ralated.

    Jeroen Belleman

    FreeBMD.org.uk shows 30479 births with that surname in England & Wales
    since (civil) records began (i. e. mid-1837), so yes - not that common.

    Not all the great contributors had units named after them. Oliver
    Heavyside springs to mind in this regard.
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  • From J. P. Gilliver@G6JPG@255soft.uk to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Thu May 14 13:14:32 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On 2026/5/14 12:17:1, Cursitor Doom wrote:
    On Mon, 11 May 2026 13:16:44 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver"
    <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:

    On 2026/5/10 20:41:42, micky wrote:
    In sci.electronics.repair, on Sun, 10 May 2026 21:18:53 +0200, Jeroen
    Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:

    On 5/10/26 12:39, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
    On 2026/5/10 7:8:40, micky wrote:
    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Fri, 1 May 2026 12:38:46 -0400, Paul >>>>>> <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:



    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georg-Ohm
    []
    The same thing happened to Fred Capacitor.

    Good one. I guess science was already tough in those days.

    Of course, the real person to look at there is Farad(ay). And to make up >>>>> the triumvirate, I think there _was_ someone called Henry, but I know >>>>> nothing of him.

    Joseph Henry. He has his own Wikipedia entry.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Henry The surname of my next door >>> neighbor is Henry. Not very common. I should ask him if he's ralated. >>>
    Jeroen Belleman

    FreeBMD.org.uk shows 30479 births with that surname in England & Wales
    since (civil) records began (i. e. mid-1837), so yes - not that common.

    Not all the great contributors had units named after them. Oliver
    Heavyside springs to mind in this regard.

    Though he had a layer named after him - what we now know as the
    ionosphere (with several layers, that come and go - but it was thought
    to be one layer at one time).
    --
    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

    DeWitt (George Sanders): Claudia - come here. You see that man? That's
    Max Fabian, the producer. Now, go and do yourself some good.
    (Marilyn Monroe): Why do they always look like unhappy rabbits?
    DeWitt: 'cause that's what they are. Now go and make him happy.
    - All About Eve (1950)
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  • From Paul@nospam@needed.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Thu May 14 09:51:54 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    On Thu, 5/14/2026 7:17 AM, Cursitor Doom wrote:
    On Mon, 11 May 2026 13:16:44 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver"
    <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:

    On 2026/5/10 20:41:42, micky wrote:
    In sci.electronics.repair, on Sun, 10 May 2026 21:18:53 +0200, Jeroen
    Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:

    On 5/10/26 12:39, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
    On 2026/5/10 7:8:40, micky wrote:
    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Fri, 1 May 2026 12:38:46 -0400, Paul >>>>>> <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:



    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georg-Ohm
    []
    The same thing happened to Fred Capacitor.

    Good one. I guess science was already tough in those days.

    Of course, the real person to look at there is Farad(ay). And to make up >>>>> the triumvirate, I think there _was_ someone called Henry, but I know >>>>> nothing of him.

    Joseph Henry. He has his own Wikipedia entry.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Henry The surname of my next door >>> neighbor is Henry. Not very common. I should ask him if he's ralated. >>>
    Jeroen Belleman

    FreeBMD.org.uk shows 30479 births with that surname in England & Wales
    since (civil) records began (i. e. mid-1837), so yes - not that common.

    Not all the great contributors had units named after them. Oliver
    Heavyside springs to mind in this regard.


    He looks a bit like my Applied Math prof. And just as unconventional.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Heaviside

    Paul
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  • From micky@NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,sci.electronics.repair on Sat May 16 23:18:58 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.repair

    In sci.electronics.repair, on Thu, 14 May 2026 12:17:01 +0100, Cursitor
    Doom <cd@notformail.com> wrote:

    On Mon, 11 May 2026 13:16:44 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver"
    <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:

    On 2026/5/10 20:41:42, micky wrote:
    In sci.electronics.repair, on Sun, 10 May 2026 21:18:53 +0200, Jeroen
    Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:

    On 5/10/26 12:39, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
    On 2026/5/10 7:8:40, micky wrote:
    In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Fri, 1 May 2026 12:38:46 -0400, Paul >>>>>> <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:



    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georg-Ohm
    []
    The same thing happened to Fred Capacitor.

    Good one. I guess science was already tough in those days.

    Of course, the real person to look at there is Farad(ay). And to make up >>>>> the triumvirate, I think there _was_ someone called Henry, but I know >>>>> nothing of him.

    Joseph Henry. He has his own Wikipedia entry.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Henry The surname of my next door >>> neighbor is Henry. Not very common. I should ask him if he's ralated. >>>
    Jeroen Belleman

    FreeBMD.org.uk shows 30479 births with that surname in England & Wales >>since (civil) records began (i. e. mid-1837), so yes - not that common.

    Not all the great contributors had units named after them. Oliver
    Heavyside springs to mind in this regard.

    Never heard of him. Very interesting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Heaviside
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