Hi,
Though I'd add my AU$0.20 in favour of a USB based design;
- Allows multiple devices/interfaces without IRQ/DMA hassles
or the need for power supplies.
- Suits both fixed and mobile users.
- Kernel support for USB is maturing at a rapid rate.
- Reasonable bandwidth (12Mbit/S or so ?) should allow lots
of low speed interfaces whilst leaving room for those
wanting to use megabit data rates.
- Suits non-PC users (I'm contemplating an Apple Powerbook
to replace my (x86) Toshiba) PPC linux is becoming
a more pervasive as more and more Macs are running Linux.
- Doesn't rule out older machines as aftermarket USB cards are
available, granted they're not yet mainstream.
- As has been mentioned by others - ISA is rapidly
dissapearing.
73
Hugh
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