Timeline for Why some computer peripherals should not be disconnected without turning off things?

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Dec 10, 2012 at 0:02	vote	accept	Vi0
Dec 9, 2012 at 13:07	history	edited	Vi0	CC BY-SA 3.0	Fixed "COM" and "LPT" per the comment
Dec 9, 2012 at 0:32	comment	added	Kaz		`COM` and `LPT` are MS-DOS language. Outside of Wintel, they are called serial and parallel. Serial ports that do not hot plug are garbage. An important use case for serial ports is to serve as a more or less hidden instrumentation interface to equipment where you can plug in a terminal at any time.
Dec 8, 2012 at 23:16	comment	added	user207421		I've never seen hot-swapping an LPT, COM, or PS/2 port do any damage or fail in any way in over two decades.
Dec 8, 2012 at 21:12	review	Close votes
Dec 9, 2012 at 22:12
Dec 8, 2012 at 20:41	comment	added	Renan		The worst I have had with VGA hot-swapping, together with broken video drivers, were some messed-up resolutions when one reconnected the display. But then, YMMV and some equipment might be badly designed.
Dec 8, 2012 at 20:33	history	edited	Vi0	CC BY-SA 3.0	Add about cable
Dec 8, 2012 at 20:31	answer	added	Renan		timeline score: 1
Dec 8, 2012 at 20:29	comment	added	AndrejaKo		Actually hot-swapping is not OK for VGA and COM and although many devices are designed to survive hot-swapping, but it's not a mandatory feature.
Dec 8, 2012 at 20:26	answer	added	jippie		timeline score: 7
Dec 8, 2012 at 20:10	history	asked	Vi0	CC BY-SA 3.0