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Modems work at much higher voltages that motherboards, even the old 286 motherboards. That pop was a cap & probably spilled nasty goo.



Honestly I know NOTHING about the mechanics of what the DC converted power intended for the 2400 baud modem does when plugged into a keyboard port where nothing with it's own power was suppose to be plugged. But, it can't be too good.

It was a bit of comedy.

Someone going, "I think something is burning. "Yeah, I smell it, too." People looking around trying to figure out where it was coming from. Then smoke coming from the back of the PC. Then POP!
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