Interesting. On an IBM 5150-descendant, I have (accidentaly) found that
it's possible to do almost anything without causing damage. This
includes card swapping, dropping screws, and other things with a live
system.
Most are their for two reasons on DEC hardware. One,
so you don't
pull a card with power applied, instant fried system.
Allison
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