Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 11:10:58 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Smith) Cc: ARahimi@e-planet.com, msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, freebsd@atipa.com, sthaug@nethelp.no, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Status of USB, TX chipset, PIIX3, etc. Message-ID: <199708061810.LAA14421@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <199708060910.SAA06556@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> from "Michael Smith" at Aug 6, 97 06:40:02 pm
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> > >It would also be foolish to leap in in a hurry and waste scarce > > >developer resources on the next fad. > > > > Not so if every major manufacturer is looking at USB and if you're > > intereseted in staying competitive. > > This isn't obvious though. Where are all the USB peripherals? Specifically, when will Logitech sell me a USB mouse? When will KeyTronic sell me a USB keyboard? > Well, USB ports have been a selling point on a lot of systems here, > but most of the motherboards that ship with it come with mini-8 DIN > connectors rather than the "real" USB connector. Well, that's it, then. The standard is doomed. There is already going to be a need for differential cable connectors. Might as well scrap the damn thing. Anyone wonder why IDE sells at all, even though SCSI is so obviously technically superior? 8-(. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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