Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 12:04:31 -0700 (PDT) From: David Holloway <daveh@tamis.com> To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> Cc: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>, ARahimi@e-planet.com, freebsd@atipa.com, sthaug@nethelp.no, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Status of USB, TX chipset, PIIX3, etc. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970806120413.10184B-100000@sage> In-Reply-To: <199708061810.LAA14421@phaeton.artisoft.com>
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they will first sell/make Dell and Compaq a USB mouse and keyboard... -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.3i mQBtAzNlZLYAAAEDAMgNdZzjQLVUlL2iYYC5LXU7hGjB+NB6BPL5OyFM7/iAhhIo Z/u6VCQ9I3ly8c9kYwDcKoFCwn2qmEOFjiCDHdeGoUShtUD3UASm9j0yVlpUrzpS 8i8Rz9Ug1R1YtC9oEQAFEbQfRGF2aWQgSG9sbG93YXk8ZGF2ZWhAdGFtaXMuY29t PokAdQMFEDNlZLYg1R1YtC9oEQEBRJQC/3B3/CUirR2zTi/jxkU8vA1UtCiZXH1x oaUrSpeH3YDbV7zIRNBoIIgtncPgySACdH8+ikLAegfkImcYYqSDtu+y1qslYIAL XzTX9Wk6zE1k0JEPMkkKu8uLhx3Lk7Uscw== =8hwm -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, Terry Lambert wrote: > > > >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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