Yeah I will never give up my lombard as it's SCSI interface let's me take it to the lab and connect with lab equipment that has no USB (and never will) it's really hard to beat SCSI in a enterprise setup.
-----Original Message----- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Laurent Daudelin Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 9:49 AM To: G-Books Subject: Re: Yeah! Success! was Re: Help! iCal died! On 07/09/05 09:07, "david" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sep 7, 2005, at 12:06 AM, Dennis B. Swaney wrote: > >> At 5:49 PM -0400 9/6/05, Anne Judge wrote: >>> >>> This is more an iMac issue, but Apple made it tough with the early >>> iMacs (tray-loaders and up through the 350MHz introductory low-end >>> slot loader) when they provided only slow USB ports. >>> >> >> Anne, when the iMacs were introduced there WEREN'T any "slow" USB >> ports; just the ones Apple used. These USB ports were faster than >> serial and about equivalent to SCSI. After pooh-poohing Apple's USB >> route, the PC drones decided to jump on the bandwagon, but waited for >> USB2 and then immediately started being snide about USB 1.1's speed. >> Of course Apple has beaten them again with FireWire. If you want to >> add a speedy port to the Rev A - D iMacs, then get Sonnet's HARMONi >> upgrade: It gives you a Firewire port and a faster processor. >> -- > > Dennis, strictly speaking you are correct - when Apple released the > first generation of iMacs there was no fast USB. Intel didn't design > USB 2 until after FireWire became popular, especially with Camcorder > manufactures. However, there is no question that Apple's decision to > abandon SCSI technology in favor of USB in those early iMacs was a > step backwards for external storage use. > Actually, USB didn't replace SCSI. The Lombard is a perfect example. Only with the Pismo and Blue & White G3 and the introduction of FireWire that SCSI was no longer standard. -Laurent. -- ======================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************ Usual disclaimers apply *********************** -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
