USB was first and foremost an advancement in the serial interface. USB was led by Intel, just as FireWire was led by Apple (remember when other companies called it various other names?). Power was added after the initial USB spec; Firewire had it from its inception.
Thank you, Mark Snyder -----Original Message----- The pattern is USB was never meant to power everything from your toaster to your hair dryer. And like Firewire, USB was created jointly by several companies, not just one. Tom would have us think USB was intended to power large external HD's and when it can't, then he can pretend it's the fault of a bad spec. USB is for running lower power peripherals, not powering jet engines. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
