Bob George wrote:
>
> Finally, speed is NEVER a bad thing and some old systems or add-on cards
> were based on skimpy UARTs and had trouble with a full-speed 56Kbps modem,
> flow control, etc.
>
> So I'd hardly be too sorry for anyone going with USB. I'm looking forward to
> the day when there are only a couple of ports off the back of my PC and
> "resources" are a thing of the past. You could say I'm "praying" for it too!
>
> Not everything new is a crock.
USB does have a big disadvantage, strictly speaking it isn't a USB
disadvantage but close enough: The speed of USB is high enough to
allow things like webcams to feed data fast enough. In the past
webcams were always connected to a proprietary card to allow this
kind of speed. That card also contained all hardware necessary to
control the camera. With USB many vendors are putting out
"win"-devices. Most USB webcams are completly handled insoftware
using up a lot of processor cycles.
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