Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 11:29:45 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: freebsd@atipa.com (Atipa) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Status of USB, TX chipset, PIIX3, etc. Message-ID: <199708060159.LAA01849@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970805142901.8185B-100000@dot.ishiboo.com> from Atipa at "Aug 5, 97 02:50:46 pm"
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Atipa stands accused of saying: > > Any news on the following high-demand technologies? > > Universal Serial Bus (USB) > http://www.usb.org (503)264-0590 > Modular, _Powered_ I/O w/ neato hubs > 12Mbit/sec, up to 127 devices There are several developers working on this. IMHO USB is an abomination with "Job Security" written on almost every page of the spec. 8( > Intel 430TX Chipset / PIIX3 Controller > http://www.developer.intel.com/deisgn/pcisets/prodbref/430tx/index.htm > Concurrent PCI (2.1) > built-in UltraDMA IDE (33MByte/sec) > built-in USB > support for SDRAM All of these either require no support, are already supported, or have been discussed above. > Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) > www.agpforum.org > Souped up PCI slot for high performance VGA / HDTV Is a video driver issue; talk to Xi Graphics and the XFree86 people. > DVD CD-ROMs and hardware decoders How are they different from "normal" CD-ROMs? -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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