Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 14:37:42 -0400 From: Jason Stewart <jstewart@rtl.org> To: anderson@centtech.com, j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: which is faster zip drive under FreeBSD: usb or parallel? Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20010625143153.022f15d8@63.94.12.188> In-Reply-To: <3B377F42.6EC5E148@centtech.com> References: <20010625191114.A54171@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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Actually, in practice, parallel port in ECP mode can be a bit faster than USB. USB has a maximum throughput of 1.5 megabytes per second (900kb/SEC for one device), Parallel port does about 1.2 megabytes per sec. The only way that USB can utilize the full 1.5 MegaBytes/Sec is if you have multiple USB devices. If you only have a single device parallel port can be faster. Cheers, Jason Stewart At 01:13 PM 6/25/2001 -0500, Eric Anderson wrote: >USB is much faster than parallel ports.. > > >j mckitrick wrote: > > > > It would seem parallel has more throughput, but it might not be so simple. > > Does anyone know how the usb zip compares to parallel port models? > > > > Jonathon > > -- > > Microsoft complaining about the source license used by > > Linux is like the event horizon calling the kettle black. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >-- >------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Eric Anderson anderson@centtech.com Centaur Technology (512) >418-5792 >For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and >wrong. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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