On Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:53, Rob Wellesley wrote: > This from a Hardware Supplier > > > Well, there really aren't many motherboards available now with an ISA > > slot. Basically that's they way things are heading, you might want > > to start preparing for computers with only USB ports, as DFI has > > informed us they have a goal to be producing motherboards with no > > PS/2/Serial/Parallel ports within the next 6-8 months. You will probably keep the ports for a while longer - they are cheap and easy to handle (because they are fixed by the southbridge). ISA is uglier because there is so much crap hardware, and the power situation is bad.
> Where is e-smith at with regard to the use of USB keyboards (and modems)? I > don't own either so I can't test it here. USB on 2.2 is undermaintained, but keyboards should be OK. The acm driver for the modem is probably a bit more marginal. I have both, but haven't done any tests. Brad -- http://conf.linux.org.au. 22-25Jan2003. Perth, Australia. Birds in Black. -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives by mail and http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
