From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Aug 5 23:30:02 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id XAA02518 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 5 Aug 1997 23:30:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from counterintelligence.ml.org (mdean.vip.best.com [206.86.94.101]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id XAA02467; Tue, 5 Aug 1997 23:29:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (jamil@localhost) by counterintelligence.ml.org (8.8.6/8.8.5) with SMTP id XAA01367; Tue, 5 Aug 1997 23:29:14 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 23:29:13 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jamil J. Weatherbee" To: Atipa cc: sthaug@nethelp.no, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Status of USB, TX chipset, PIIX3, etc. In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk It needs to be faster --- ramp that 12MBit/sec up to 200MBit/sec and then we can talk.... Do you know if it uses differential rx and tx signal lines? On Tue, 5 Aug 1997, Atipa wrote: > > > On Tue, 5 Aug 1997 sthaug@nethelp.no wrote: > > > > Any news on the following high-demand technologies? > > > > > > Universal Serial Bus (USB) > > > http://www.usb.org (503)264-0590 > > > Modular, _Powered_ I/O w/ neato hubs > > > 12Mbit/sec, up to 127 devices > > > > Just where did you see this high demand for USB? I sure haven't noticed > > it. > > It has very good potential. You can put several different types of > devices on it, including but not limited to: keyboards, mice, modems, > cameras, network cards, cd-roms, DATs, ZIP/Jaz/SyQuest, scanners, > printers, etc. > > It auto-detects the presence of devices with no need to reboot. Providing > power allows for MUCH nicer cabling. With the powers that be* supporting > USB, it would be foolish to show up late to the party. > > Even without broad peripheral support, consumer demand is high. It is our > business to fill demands for hardware, and I can tell you lots of > people are very interested. > > Kevin > > * From the FAQ: > > Who created USB anyway? > USB was developed by a group of seven companies that saw a > need for an interconnect to enable the growth of the > blossoming Computer Telephony Integration Industry. > The seven promoters of the USB definition are; Compaq, Digital > Equipment Corp, IBM PC Co., Intel, Microsoft, NEC > and Northern Telecom. >