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Date:      Thu, 7 Aug 1997 15:48:04 +0200
From:      Peter Korsten <peter@grendel.IAEhv.nl>
To:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Status of USB, TX chipset, PIIX3, etc.
Message-ID:  <19970807154804.55036@grendel.IAEhv.nl>
In-Reply-To: <199708062331.TAA24126@hda.hda.com>; from Peter Dufault on Wed, Aug 06, 1997 at 07:31:21PM -0400
References:  <199708061810.LAA14421@phaeton.artisoft.com> <199708062331.TAA24126@hda.hda.com>

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Peter Dufault shared with us:
> > > 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...
> 
> Useless data point: my crashbox Compaq Presario has two weird USB connectors
> on the back.

AFAIK, those two weird connectors are the USB-connectors. The 8-pin
mini-DINs, aren't those for the PS/2 keyboard and ditto mouse on an
ATX case?

- Peter



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