On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Joerg Reuter wrote:
> > > USB is crap !
> > Your argumentation is equally crap.
> >
> > Today, every new(er) PC comes with USB. I've never seen
> > a FireWire interface in a store myself, and those who have
> > one said they paid in the order of 500$.
>
> Oh, BTW, Intel already builds mainboards that do not have anything
> but USB ports for peripherals (that means: no serial ports, no
> parallel port, etc...)
Erm, does that mean no ethernet either?
>
> Like it or not, the great vendors will sell their systems with boards
> like these real soon, laptops with nothing but USB ports already
> exist. Personally I would have prefered something RS.485 based
> instead... ;-)
FWIW I would much prefer an ethernet TNC, sort of a router with one or
more radio ports...
Geoff
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