Obtaining a USB Vendor/Product ID?

Posted by Cliff on Friday October 24, 2003 @10:42PM from the proper-identification dept.

Qeygh asks: "I am interested in developing some hardware devices for my own use and, since RS-232 is dying, would like to use USB to communicate with them. If they work out well I may offer kits for sale. To do this right I should get a USB Vendor ID so that the devices can be uniquely identified by the host; but, being cheap, I don't want to drop the $1500 that USB.org charges for one. Does anyone know of any alternatives -- perhaps someone who bought a Vendor ID and re-sells small blocks of Product IDs? If no-one out there is doing this yet, is it a service that anyone else would use?"

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Re:If you're going to sell kits... by wik · 2003-10-25 08:08 · Score: 2, Funny

Don't worry, they're safe once you snap their cables. Just be careful of the ones crowded around a hub. They have been observed ganging up and strangling lesser PS/2 mice and other small vermin.

If you're ever caught in a room with one, remember the A-type connector is benign, but the B-type cable can deliver a serious sticker shock.

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