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Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 12:04:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Holloway <daveh@tamis.com>
To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Status of USB, TX chipset, PIIX3, etc.
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they will first sell/make Dell and Compaq
a USB mouse and keyboard...


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On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, Terry Lambert wrote:

> > > >It would also be foolish to leap in in a hurry and waste scarce
> > > >developer resources on the next fad.
> > > 
> > > Not so if every major manufacturer is looking at USB and if you're
> > > intereseted in staying competitive.
> > 
> > This isn't obvious though.  Where are all the USB peripherals?
> 
> Specifically, when will Logitech sell me a USB mouse?  When will
> KeyTronic sell me a USB keyboard?
> 
> 
> > 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.  There is already
> going to be a need for differential cable connectors.  Might as
> well scrap the damn thing.  Anyone wonder why IDE sells at all,
> even though SCSI is so obviously technically superior?  8-(.
> 
> 
> 					Terry Lambert
> 					terry@lambert.org
> ---
> Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
> or previous employers.
>