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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Status of USB, TX chipset, PIIX3, etc.
To: garbanzo@hooked.net (Alex)
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> > IMO, USB is too limited in bandwidth.  I wish the "powers that be"
> > would skip it and move onto Firewire (IEEE 1394).
> 
> I haven't followed the two standards closely at all, however all I know is
> that USB seems to be poppin up on more motherboards now for better or for
> worse.

With the connector compatability problems, it's going to be about as
popular as SCSI, regardless of it's technical merits.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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