Subj : back in business To : BJ”RN FORSSTR”M From : CHARLES ANGELICH Date : Wed Dec 29 2004 05:52 pm 123a365889b4 windows Hello Bj”- BF>>> Is it really necessary to have USB 2.0? Isn't 1.0 enough? CA>> I didn't buy any of them which means I can't know if it is CA>> 'really necessary' or just a waste of printers ink CA>> printing it on the box. BF> Why didn't I come to think about this earlier. I have a USB BF> 1.0 modem and it works just fine here. BF>>> Isn't 1.0 enough? CA>> Truthfully, no USB 1.0 was and is not 'enough'. It is a CA>> half-baked idea rushed to market in an attempt to beat CA>> firewire (and/or others). BF> If you are having a USB 2.0 thingie, of course you will BF> need a USB 2.0 port in order to benifit from the higher BF> speed, but a modem doesn't need that speed. If it works BF> fine on a slow serial port it would work just fine (like BF> mine) on a faster USB 1.0 port. See other message re:Linux > > , , > o/ Charles.Angelich \o , > <| |> __o/ > / > USA, MI < \ __\__ --- * ATP/16bit 2.31 * .... DOS the Ghost in the Machine! http://www.devedia.com/dosghost/ * Origin: Try Our Web Based QWK: DOCSPLACE.ORG (1:123/140) .