Unfortunately, drivers for specific devices will probably still need to
run in kernel-space.
> I'm not sure how to "focus on USB" if I have no USB equipment.
> What is the state of general USB support in various OS's? As soon as
NetBSD has it. Noone else does. For once, BSD beats Linux in hardware
support. Weird... :-)
People tell me that USB is somewhat like a cross between SCSI and
Ethernet - devices and host adaptors are adressable nodes on a bus,
and can send messages and data to each other using a defined protocol.
Right away, that sounds *way* better than parallel or serial ports.
> and, here's the rant:
(this is exactly what I said in a presentation to the local LUG the other
night :)
> The parallel port is still relatively useless, though, because:
> a) a low-overhead system API is pretty scarce, if it exists at all
> b) what else has a parallel-port besides a PC? you can find SCSI
> and serial ports on Sparc's, PowerPC's, SGI's, etc...
Alphas and Amigas... not much else. (Some PowerPCs, too, such as the
BeBox and PPeP/PReP/CHRP boxen)
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