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  1. How does FireWire compare to FCAL (Fibre Channel)? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1 · on Developers Sidestepping Apple Firewire Fee?
    I know FC-AL can have more devices, and longer cable lengths than SCSI - how does it compare to FireWire? Is it as easy to connect devices as FireWire? (Hotpluggable, etc?) Perhaps adding those features to FC-AL might be a better way around FireWire?

    Still, FireWire's upgrade path includes some really _intense_ bandwidth potential, plus it's supposed to be cheaper than SCSI/FC-AL, yes? That alone (cheaper) might be worth it. Okay, so you pay a few bucks to Apple, but your harddrive of the future is $150 cheaper?

    Another thing to consider - hardware design. If you can replace _ALL_ your computer I/O ports with USB & FireWire - this will help immensely with small computers. Just think, all the I/O - but no need for PS/2, Serial, Parallel, and SCSI on the back of your machine. Sweet! Now, I don't much like the idea of the world going to the 'every device is external' idea that Apple seems to have revived from the days of the Apple //c (that makes for a lot of cables & little items on your desktops, folks), but the possibilities for convergence are quite amazing.

    Anyone seen the Intel "Concept PC's"? If you haven't, check them out here. They aren't the best-looking things in the world, but they're a lot more interesting than the 'Beige Box' we're all (sadly) used to. A lot better than that pansy-ass iMac design, too. I especially like the little metallic-orange pyramid one. And the implications for wearable computers are astonishing. Anyway, just think of the possibilities!

    My, I think I've rambled on enough here. What _was_ my original subject?

  2. Intel Concept PCs by Tumbleweed · · Score: 2 · on Cooler Cases

    There will be some *really* neat things possible once we start using PC99 or PC2000 spec machines. Get rid of the serial, parallel, PS/2 ports, and ISA slots, and things can get real tiny. Check out the Intel Concept PCs at http://www.intel.com/p ressroom/archive/backgrnd/cn111598.htm!

  3. Tiny Intel MBs? by sphoonk · · Score: 1 · on Tiny PPC Motherboards

    try this its intel's embedded processor module... not something you just buy then use... just a base for developing something cool.