Kevin Stevens wrote: > Again, this is shaking down across political lines. Apple promotes > Firewire, and downplays USB (Not Invented Here). The PC market has > preferred USB in the past, though my latest couple of PCs have come with > both Firewire and USB (2).
ROFL!!! USB did not take off in the market until the advent of the iMac. USB ports were shipping on Windows PCs for nearly *two years*, prior, yet USB devices were relatively rare. The entire USB market took off when the iMac (with nothing but) shipped. (and no, I'm not an Apple employee, nor am I merely spouting Macevangelism; I'm speaking as a system administrator of an overwhelmingly PC-centric network of some 300-400 systems, commenting on what I've seen in the marketplace for the last several years.) And in reference to your digital camera mention, I'd *really* like to see a few examples of Digital Cameras that have USB 2.0 only... I searched <http://www.everythingusb.com> and found *three* entries in the list of digital and video cameras that had USB 2.0. Two were web-cams, and there was a single HP Photosmart (Photosmart 612) digital camera listed. It was a 2.11 megapixel camera...not really all that high-end. Look for yourselves: <http://www.everythingusb.com/hardware/list.php3/subcategory-12> -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
