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Date:      Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:32:01 -0700
From:      David Brodbeck <gull@gull.us>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Netbooks & BSD
Message-ID:  <AANLkTi=EJdFYFdHRXhbcY-TGT4JuQMtK3zfxdSY7_PrE@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20101020173259.GD25310@thought.org>
References:  <20101004233302.GA62267@takino.homeftp.org> <20101004195012.GA2023@tiny> <op.vj5o9ixxhtl4zj@ack5833s2.ad.service.osu.edu> <20101017143901.GA71132@current.Sisis.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1010171215030.96626@wonkity.com> <20101019074615.GA2183@current.Sisis.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1010191448390.6689@wonkity.com> <20101020022946.GA23035@thought.org> <4CBE8B86.9060608@uffe.org> <20101020173259.GD25310@thought.org>

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On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> wrote:
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Sure, the optical uses [I think] a USB connector. =A0Prett=
y sure
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0that all these tiny "toys" are made at one factory! and th=
en
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0labeled by the vendor. =A0If all the opticals are essentia=
lly
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0the same, then great.

I think they all pretty much follow the same standard. I've even had
success using an IDE CD-ROM drive plugged into a USB-to-IDE adapter
cable, before.



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