PA-RISC Visualize Workstation Universal Serial Bus

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What You Will Learn Here
• What is it? USB in a nutshell.
• Some history - how USB got to where it is today.
• The state of the USB standard and Unix API efforts.
• Key technical details for users and the merely curious.
• The capabilities, limitations and applications for USB.
• How USB compares to legacy and contemporary alternatives.
• How USB will roll out on PA-RISC platforms.
• How USB is supported in PA-RISC hardware, firmware and HP-UX.
• The initial USB devices.
• Considerations for buyers and users at the transition.
• Considerations for developers.