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The ins and outs of USB (IBM developerWorks)The ins and outs of USB (IBM developerWorks)Posted Apr 29, 2005 15:53 UTC (Fri) by cott (guest, #6931)In reply to: The ins and outs of USB (IBM developerWorks) by njhurst Parent article: The ins and outs of USB (IBM developerWorks)
I'm not convinced USB has "won". They have different purposes.
USB is for devices you used to hook up with serial or parallel ports: modems, printers, keyboards, and mice. Do you really think firewire is appropriate for those things?
Firewire is for peripherals that used to be hooked up to SCSI and/or need high-speed connections: disk drives, cameras, etc.
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The ins and outs of USB (IBM developerWorks) Posted Apr 29, 2005 21:05 UTC (Fri) by rfunk (subscriber, #4054) [Link] You haven't heard about USB 2.0?
The ins and outs of USB (IBM developerWorks) Posted Apr 29, 2005 22:30 UTC (Fri) by Robin.Hill (subscriber, #4385) [Link] You haven't used USB 2.0? The processor load for high speed USB 2.0 is _way_ higher than for firewire (400 or 800) - more than a couple of devices running simultaneously and you're stuffed.
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