>On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:32 PM, Lawrence David Eden ><lde...@comcast.net> wrote: >> I was given an old USB 1 card. UH-275 Part # BG-3800-00 made by OPTI. >> Is this card Mac compatible? > >Out of curiosity, what do you intend to use the USB 1.1 ports for? >(I'm assuming you meant USB v1.1 since AFAIK v1.0 was not widely >adopted.) > >I've got a PC laptop (or maybe two) around here which only has USB 1.1 >ports. The only thing USB 1.1 is good for (IMO) is attaching low data >rate peripherals such as a mouse or keyboard or printer or maybe >moving non-big files to/from USB attached storage. I suppose it would >be OK for copying pictures from a camera if they weren't too big and >you had patience. > >OTOH, I have also tried to use USB v1.1 to attach an external drive. >My experience was that it really won't work for most of the things >people might want to use an external drive for these days. > >FWIW, > >-irrational john
I work at 4 elementary schools and I have managed to scrounge a few 5200 all in one Macs....if the card works, I may try to connect a flash drive....in this situation, speed is not an issue for me. Larry --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
