Herbert Graf wrote:

> > How long before we see ethernet mice/keyboards and cameras?
> > Looks to me like a market opportunity, particularly for cameras.
> > If I can get a 100BT card for under $10, putting the chip IN
> > the camera can't be THAT expensive.
>
>         Not necessary. Necessity is the mother of all invention. Lack of need means
> something won't catch on. It seems you don't understand what USB was
> originally meant for and expect more from it then you should. TTYL

My sarcasm was obviously too well hidden.

If USB was meant to 'simplify' connectivity for slow speed
devices, whey did they come out with USB 2.0?
And why do I have to add a separate and distinct 'device driver'
for EVERY new device, unlike RS232 or firewire, where the
application talks to ONE STANDARDIZED API?

And if one has used a few dozen different devices over time,
one is stuck with ALL those drivers being loaded by Winblows,
even if the device is now in the dumpster.

Oh, right, Firewire (tm) was doing too well in the marketplace
they needed to add some confusion.
But if you've ever tried USB 2.0, you'll discover it is nearly *useless*
for *multiple* high speed streams, unlike Firewire(tm) AKA IEEE 1394.

And of course USB works every time, and is EASY to implement
on embedded processors like the PIC (NOT!).

There is much good to be said for 'legacy ports'
(serial and parallel). They WORK! and are easy
to connect to simple PIC hardware.

Robert

Who has been burned so many times by crap USB drivers/devices that
he has sworn off USB. (Must have been designed by Microsloth).
P&P stands for Plug and PRAY, remember?

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