Re: Why do not CRT/LCD monitors come with USB?

phil-news-nospam@xxxxxxxx writes:

We need a new kind of interface. Existing ones like USB, Firewire, and SATA,
were designed for specific purposes original and were, or will be,
repurposed

Ummm, USB? USB most definitely designed from the ground up to be used
for a wide variety of devices.

for other things. That's really not very good design. Something that is
designed to allow _any_ kind of devide from the outset, with _standard_
protocols included for a large variety of device uses (only ONE driver is
needed for any one class of device, regardless of manufacturer or
model),

A compliant USB device of a particular class can be used with a
generic driver. The device may implement additional functionality
which requires a special driver, but core functionality can be
accessed without it (yes, I know Windows tends to not realize this.
That's not a weakness in USB).
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