USB 2.0 For Linux 255
SilentTone writes: "PCWorld is reporting that USB 2.0 or high speed USB will be hitting Linux first half 2002. Intel is already providing space on its Pentium 4 motherboard for the USB 2.0 controller. With a transfer rate of 480Mbps (more than firewire's 400Mbps) it seems promising." Update: 09/04 23:02 PM GMT by H : So, somewhere between my preview and going live, I seem to have "lost" the link - if you find it, please post below. I'm looking - in the meantime, this is a good Linux and USB tutorial, and Blue Cat Linux is supporting USB 2.0. HA! Found it - story updated.
Doh (Score:1, Funny)
400 millibaud!!! Damn that's slow!
But what (Score:2, Funny)
If a camel is a horse designed by committee (Score:3, Funny)
Everyone, sing after me:
Let's slap together a bunch of features onto a product never intended to provide them!
Let's win this battle on the marketing field rather than the technical merits!
Let's leverage our existing monopolies to create new ones!
What's the "SB" in USB stand for? Serial Bus? No! Super Bandwidth!
Microsoft [adequacy.org] isn't going with USB 2.0 [zdnet.com]; that alone should give pause. And what's the roadmap for the future? A present negligible superiority is all well and good for the moment, but how much can they expect to increase it as IEEE 1394 plods ahead? Not terribly much.
*Sigh*
Will USB Become a Superstar? (Score:2, Funny)
Gosh I hope so! I want to visit the USB 2.0 star on Hollywood's "walk of fame"! Maybe it could replace one of the older, less visited dedications, like Ida Lupino or Jack Lord...
Jeremiah