On Jul 8, 2005, at 11:03 AM, Ian Smith-Heisters wrote:
>
> 3. takes any USB input, so I could be portable with my thumbdrive,
> or plug it into my massive external USB HDD.
>
This adds a lot of complexity.  The number of micros capable of
implementing a USB "host" interface (talks to drives) is terribly
small compared to the number that implement only the "peripheral"
interface (is talked to by a host.)

BillW
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