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[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
In article , Frank Slootweg
wrote: The company I worked for banned them many years ago - for reasons of (a) concern of theft of secure [either in the government (it was a defence contractor) or commercial sense] material, and (b) fear of infection. Exactly. Same with the little 150K employee computer company I worked for. As soon as USB ports showed up on computers, they were made inoperable. (No card-readers at that time.) That was well before the year 2000. there weren't very many usb peripherals 'well before the year 2000' so disabling the usb ports didn't make much of a difference. Huh? The discussion is about USB (memory) sticks! which didn't exist 'well before the year 2000'. Correct. I thought it was earlier, but according to my notes, it was probably mid-2001. that time frame makes a bit more sense. |
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[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
On Sun, 13 May 2018 22:40:43 -0000 (UTC), Diesel
wrote: Frank Slootweg newsdacd4.9uk.1@ID- 201911.user.individual.net Sun, 13 May 2018 20:10:36 GMT in alt.comp.freeware, wrote: Libor Striz wrote: Jason Wrote in message: I recall a few years ago reading that the Pentagon had such a policy in place and had filled USB sockets with epoxy to enforce it. Quite a disadvantage if one is using a USB mouse or keyboard. That's why insert_diety invented PS/2! Have you seen a recent motherboard that has it? The ASUS X99-AII has a twinned P/S2 socket -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
Andy Burns
Mon, 14 May 2018 15:36:14 GMT in alt.comp.freeware, wrote: Diesel wrote: Andy Burns wrote: https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z370%20Pro4/index.us.asp Ayep. You'll notice it has a single ps/2 port available. For mouse or keyboard, not both. Don't quote me, but I think those PS/2 ports that are half green/half purple can cope with a 'Y' splitter Indeed. As the rest of my post mentioned: Ayep. You'll notice it has a single ps/2 port available. For mouse or keyboard, not both. Short of using one of those adapters that may/may not work. Instead of the previous standard of two. One for each...ps/2 is on it's way out, in favor of USB. It has been for quite sometime. Give it a few more years, boards won't even include the single port anymore, of those that still do. -- To prevent yourself from being a victim of cyber stalking, it's highly recommended you visit he https://tekrider.net/pages/david-brooks-stalker.php ================================================== = Confucius say: Those who quote me are fools. |
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[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
Paul news
May 2018 17:04:01 GMT in alt.windows7.general, wrote:
And to me, PS/2 is one of the most trouble-free interfaces in terms of drivers. Never seems to be a problem. I've always liked ps/2 myself, but, it's on the way out in favor of USB and has been for quite sometime. It's not uncommon to find brand new machines that don't have a single ps/2 port, but, a decent amount of usb ports instead. -- To prevent yourself from being a victim of cyber stalking, it's highly recommended you visit he https://tekrider.net/pages/david-brooks-stalker.php ================================================== = One day I shall burst my bud of calm and blossom forth into hysteria. |
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[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
Eric Stevens
Mon, 14 May 2018 22:56:06 GMT in alt.comp.freeware, wrote: On Sun, 13 May 2018 22:40:43 -0000 (UTC), Diesel wrote: Frank Slootweg newsdacd4.9uk.1@ID- 201911.user.individual.net Sun, 13 May 2018 20:10:36 GMT in alt.comp.freeware, wrote: Libor Striz wrote: Jason Wrote in message: I recall a few years ago reading that the Pentagon had such a policy in place and had filled USB sockets with epoxy to enforce it. Quite a disadvantage if one is using a USB mouse or keyboard. That's why insert_diety invented PS/2! Have you seen a recent motherboard that has it? The ASUS X99-AII has a twinned P/S2 socket Fair enough. -- To prevent yourself from being a victim of cyber stalking, it's highly recommended you visit he https://tekrider.net/pages/david-brooks-stalker.php ================================================== = How do shepherds practice safe sex? They paint an X on the back of the ones that kick! |
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