[geeks] KVM switch recommendations

[Jonathan Katz]

The story I heard is that the NAME "Firewire" vs. iLink (Sony's name) vs.
other stuff was the issue. Not the spec. The spec was free, but companies
had to license the name.

On 9/26/07, N. Miller <velociraptor at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Sep 26, 2007, at 12:53 PM, nate at portents.com wrote:
>
> >> The USB, Firewire 400, and Firewire 800 power specs are horribly
> >> abused by device manufacturers...
> >
> > I've heard the contention that because the specs often cost money,
> > companies looking to save some money have simply guessed at the right
> > power specs instead - which has created the wide variance we now see.
>
> Given that I didn't pay for the spec, and the details (for USB
> anyway) were quoted on one of the public web pages for at least one
> of the major electronic parts houses, I would say that's b.s.  It's
> in their best interest to help people design electronics that can
> deal with both the spec and hardware that doesn't conform (otherwise
> they won't sell components), so I trust the info they provide.