Bob George wrote:
>
> Casper Gielen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Bob George wrote:
> > [...]
> > 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. [...]
> > With USB many vendors are putting out
> > "win"-devices. Most USB webcams are completly handled insoftware
> > using up a lot of processor cycles.
>
> Now I'll agree that Win devices are a loser, but I'd hardly blame that on
> USB! The Winmodem should have been a fiasco, but I suppose if you're a new
> user buying a first-time system that comes with one built-in, you wouldn't
> know any better. And it's hard to get a new system WITHOUT one of the damned
> things.
That's why I said "strictly speaking etc.", it just happens to be so
that
many USB devices are of the WIN type. Myself I think USB is great, as
long
as those loose devices stay away from it.
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