USB and SCSI

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Is USB any different than SCSI which was introduced
way sooner? Other than the speed... It seems like chained
peripherals are exactly alike except for speed and scsi
address annoyance...

I mean, are PCs peddling old ideas as new? I wonder
how Amiga and Xerox would feel?
 
Is USB any different than SCSI which was introduced
way sooner?
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Yes
For one, it's serial.
Rather than a complete tutorial of USB vs SCSI, look up the
specs on the 'net.
Other than the speed... It seems like chained
peripherals are exactly alike except for speed and scsi
address annoyance...

I mean, are PCs peddling old ideas as new? I wonder
how Amiga and Xerox would feel?
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Yes PCs use busses, and electricity, and you hook things up
to them... all "old ideas". What alternative would you
prefer? SCSI and USB are about as different as it gets.
 
If you do a little research on the web into the technology behind USB and
SCSI, you will find that USB is ten times more user friendly, faster in
transfer rates, and many times cheaper to implement in hardware.
No, Usb is NOT SCSI recycled.
 
If you do a little research on the web into the technology behind USB and
SCSI, you will find that USB is ten times more user friendly, faster in
transfer rates, and many times cheaper to implement in hardware.
No, Usb is NOT SCSI recycled.
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USB2 does not have faster transfer rates.
 
cat said:
I mean, are PCs peddling old ideas as new? I wonder
how Amiga and Xerox would feel?
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(waxing nostalgic) I wish I'da kept my old Amiga collection. I mean,
they had the bomb games, didn't they???

-John Effty
 
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