<Which reminds me: why didn't IEEE-488 ever become a big hit in the
Otherwise known as GPIB.
<computer biz? It's been around since the 60's, is standard, has good
<performance, has IC support, can handle a bunch of devices, etc., but it
<became relagated to a niche of scientific instrument control for some
<reason.
The few chips to support it were slow, it used specialized cables and
connectors and it was as costly to impliment as SCSI. As a future bus
it didn't offer the speed potential.
Allison
Received on Sun Feb 15 1998 - 09:07:31 GMT