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Subject: Re: Status of USB, TX chipset, PIIX3, etc.
To: peter@grendel.IAEhv.nl (Peter Korsten)
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 23:48:53 +0200 (MET DST)
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In-Reply-To: <19970806131553.28602@grendel.IAEhv.nl> from "Peter Korsten" at Aug 6, 97 01:15:53 pm
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As Peter Korsten wrote...
> 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?

WOW! That would be the RSI of the century I suppose. Lawyers beware ;-)

Wilko
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