Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 07:40:47 +0200 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@dk.tfs.com> To: Atipa <freebsd@atipa.com> Cc: sthaug@nethelp.no, hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Status of USB, TX chipset, PIIX3, etc. Message-ID: <1341.870846047@critter.dk.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 05 Aug 1997 15:41:45 MDT." <Pine.BSF.3.91.970805152517.8867A-100000@dot.ishiboo.com>
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In message <Pine.BSF.3.91.970805152517.8867A-100000@dot.ishiboo.com>, Atipa wri tes: > > >On Tue, 5 Aug 1997 sthaug@nethelp.no wrote: > >> > 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 >> >> Just where did you see this high demand for USB? I sure haven't noticed >> it. > >It has very good potential. So did MCA bus, EISA bus, IBM RT/6150, MULTICS and so on. There's a wide gap between "very good potential" and "high-demand". -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Power and ignorance is a disgusting cocktail.
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