Re: USB input devices?

[CUTjefbla@bconnex.net (Jeff Blakeney)]

On 22 Jan 1999 22:50:34 PST, Mike Kent <Mkent01@galileo.cris.com>
wrote:

>Supertimer <supertimer@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> After all, the Apple II Ethernet card
>> was real and canned just before release.  System 6.0.1 is mostly
>> set up to support Ethernet.
>
>After all, the almost-support that 6.0.1 has
>for it will be much easier to turn into a useful product than the no
>support that System 6.0.1 has for USB.

If I recall correctly, when Apple killed the Ethernet card they also
delayed release of the new version of GS/OS so that they could remove
all the Ethernet support software.  If you check out:

     http://www.apple2.org

you will find an article by Tony Diaz there about the Ethernet card.
I believe it also lists the software that was removed from GS/OS
before it was released.

I'm still wondering why people would want USB on their Apple IIs.
Personally, I'd rather see a SCSI-2 or SCSI-3 card, an Ethernet card,
a better SVGA card or lots of other things.  I could live without USB
all together.

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