On January 15, 2005 09:46 am, Mark Benson wrote: > On Jan 15, 2005, at 03:39 pm, Lyndon Tiu wrote: > > LCPDS never was a standard in computer hardware. USB and Firewire both > > are. > > LCPDS is derived from 68040 PDS which was actually the standard > interface for the 68040. There were a lot of interface cards made for > LCPDS, more, by rights, than there maybe should have been ;o) > No early Macs (before the x200 powermacs) used a standard interface > technology (they all used PDS of NuBus, or both) so it wasn't any > different from the rest of the Mac crowd.
Yes. PDS is a standard for Apple but not for the whole industry. Back then in the early 90s, Apple had something like 7-9% market share of PCs at it's peak so PDS (and SCSI in Apple computers) were only present in 7-9% of computers vs. USB and Firewire which is present in most new computer sold today for an effective 100% market share. Hopefully, that will mean more peripherals and more expandability and longer life for the MiniMac than the original LC. > > > SCSI too was never a standard in deskstop computer hardware (maybe for > > workstations and *nix but not PCs which is the majority) but USB and > > Firewire > > both are. > > SCSI is the most widespread and standardized interface in existence, > it's just always been to darn expensive for the home market. Again all > Apple computers used it. > > Back in the early 90s Apple were embroiled in a war against the PCs so > called 'standards' by using their own, better ones. These days Apple > uses open industry standards so that their computers have a better > chance of slipping straight in in place of a PC, or indeed alongside or > in cooperation with one or more. > > Different times, different rules, but the same idea. > SCSI standards also changed over time with not so much backwards compatibility. If anything new comes in the USB/Firewire standards, hopefully, backward compatibility remains. Unlike the SCSI we have in old LCs which are not compatible with modern day SCSI. if backward compatibility remain, then the MiniMac will have a longer happier life than the original LC. -- Lyndon Tiu -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
