On 22 Dec 98, at 7:31, Rand E. Tomcala wrote:
> Shawn Wright wrote:
> Shawn,
> I have been looking at the USB port and trying to get a "handle" on it
> myself. I think, what maybe says it all is a statement that I read on
> the box of a new model 895cse printer by HP. In essence is says,
> capable of parallel and USB operation, for best performance use parallel
> port.
> I think that USB is probibly a "dumbed down" consumer gadget for the
> hammer handed who wouldn't know (or appreciate) good performance if it
> was explained.
> Rand E.
>
That was my suspicion as well - it appears to be the "APS" of interface
standards. But I note that the HP scanner (I think it's the 6200 and 6250)
come with USB and SCSI, but do not supply a SCSI card or cable, implying
that it should work with USB. I would probably use them with SCSI anyway,
but it's annoying that one has to spend $600 CDN to get a SCSI scanner
now.
And I haven't heard of any using a USB device with NT, so I suspect that
would be a hassle as well.
Shawn & Janis Wright
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