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RE: [OT] USB2 on Laptops?
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- Subject: RE: [OT] USB2 on Laptops?
- From: "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:08:18 -0000
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> Number of USB 2.0 devices, marginal. Number of Firewire
> devices = 100's. Why bother reinventing the wheel?
Cheers Gerard,
The whole point of USB 2.0 is that it is a faster version of USB 1.x and
therefore has an existing base of peripherals without having to
establish one.
USB is a cheap to implement and widely supported interface which will
allow firewire speeds without having to add an extra connector onto a
device
> And how many USB 2.0 devices are there?
At the moment not many but when I bought my Sony VAIO a couple of years
ago I could find nothing except for video cameras to plug into it.
> > Actually I'm with you ... And at the same time what did we
> > need ATA33, ATA66, ATA100 and ATA133 for? Why did we get SCSI
> > 2, Wide SCSI and Ultra 160 SCSI? Yep ... Lets ban progress
> > and stick with exactly what we've got - incompatible niche
> > market interfaces rather than something that has widespread
> > acceptance.
>
> Did I say that? No.
Sorry? It's exactly what you said! That standards should not be built on
and enhanced.
> Shortsightedness? I don't believe in reinventing the friggin'
> wheel. USB 2.0 is almost exactly the same as Firewire. Why
> didn't they devote the time they spent improving USB to some
> other project?
USB 2.0 is not reinventing the wheel - it's enhancing an exixting
specification.
> God you do talk crap.
Ahhh ... I do like a nice reasoned discussion. What do you suggest we do
next? Blow raspberries at each other and call each other names?
Phil
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