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Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 13:15:53 +0200
From: Peter Korsten <peter@grendel.IAEhv.nl>
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Subject: Re: Status of USB, TX chipset, PIIX3, etc.
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Jamil J. Weatherbee shared with us:
> 
> 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?

Look, USB is intended for low to medium speed periphials. If you
want a faster serial bus, use FireWire. If you want real speed,
use PCI. If you want _real_ real speed, use AGP.

Why would I want my mouse to transmit with 200 Mbit/s to my PC?

- Peter