Herbert Graf wrote:
>
> > Andrew Warren wrote:
> > > > 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.
> > >
> > >     Keep studying the problem; you'll see why USB is better.
> >
> >    Standalone webcams with built-in Linux based web-server
> > connected to intranet. How USB is supposed to be better than
> > ethernet to this very much real case?
> >
> > Mike.
>
>         Very simple: price.

Only if the camera is near a PC.
If you need a 150' cable run, it gets awfully expensive,
Or you're not -really- running USB on the long path.

Robert

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