3 Dec
2005
3 Dec
'05
1:30 p.m.
On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 00:58:40 +0000
Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
The hamster wheel I mentioned didn't just use the USB connector as a 5V
power supply, on the grounds there was a CD-ROM of driver software with
it (you know, I can remember when a device driver and its source code
would fit on one floppy disk. Darn code-bloat!).
Before you suggest it, I have no intention of buying said product,
pulling it apart and trying to figure out how it works. There's going to
be some unknown silicon (at least a microcontroller) in there. To be
honest, I've got many more interesting _classic_ machines to work on.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
It would be trivial to produce the 'legacy converter' version of
these devices since most of them only use the USB connector as a I assume that you've already ordered your USB
pencil
sharpener, USB shaver and USB scalp massager. (Yes, they
exist) for "stocking stuffers" for the holidays.
No. Now, if they did legacy serial versions... :-)
power source. Except you can't 'steal'
that much current from a
Of course I have plenty of 5V PSUs around here....
-tony