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- From: waynem1@cq-pan.cqu.edu.au (Wayne Morellini)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Universal Serial Buss
- Date: 26 Mar 1996 02:44:17 GMT
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- Michael van Elst (mlelstv@serpens.rhein.de) wrote:
- : waynem1@cq-pan.cqu.edu.au (Wayne Morellini) writes:
-
- [snip]
-
- : Apple's FireWire bus is the basis of an IEEE industry standard, and
- : it is backed up by even more companies.
-
- Probably not in the end.
-
- : But I fear that the same shit happens as with IDE vs. SCSI and both
- : "standards" will exist to defeat compatibility and to split the market
- : for better sales on expensive "high end" parts.
-
- Fire Wire is clearly superior technology, but USB will do the job and is
- something less than a doller to add to the motherboard (less what you save
- from not haveing those other ports), AmigaTech could quiet easily justify
- it's existance even if they did include those over ports. Amiga Walker looks
- great, but it might be considered a turkey for the price.
-
- : And if the marketing guys are clever they will introduce just so many
- : proprietary elements so that the cheap I/O devices depend on Microsoft
- : software.
-
- Or if were quick enough, ensure compatability for all the computers not 486
- compatable.
-
- Good points Michael.
-
- Wayne
-
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- : "A potential Snark may lurk in every tree."
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