The ins and outs of USB (IBM developerWorks) [LWN.net]

The ins and outs of USB (IBM developerWorks)

Posted May 2, 2005 6:14 UTC (Mon) by ekj (subscriber, #1524)
In reply to: The ins and outs of USB (IBM developerWorks) by beejaybee
Parent article: The ins and outs of USB (IBM developerWorks)

Yeah, designed-in obsolescence. There is _nothing_ wrong with PS/2 connectors for keyboard & mouse, indeed there seems to be no benefit in USB for these devices.

I consider it a "wrong" that the fuse on my motherboard blows if I hotplug my keyboard.

I consider it a "wrong" that the communication is one-way, so that I cannot program my mouse over ps/2.

I consider it a "wrong" (or atleast a minus) to require multiple different cables instead of just a single one to the computer under the desk and a hub at the desk.

For that matter, I consider it a "wrong" to have different connections for situations where there's no reason you couldn't use one and the same. It decreases flexibility for no reason. It assumes too much. (Everyone will have precisely *one* parallell device for example. Yes, there's pass-troughs but it's a hack.

Parallell is ridicolously thick and large and at the same time slow as molasses. On Half the motherboards, the small screws like to fall off if you look at them funny.

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