From: Brian Wolven <brian.wolven_at_verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 01:19:09 -0500

Rasmus Lerdorf wrote:
> I haven't looked at the code and don't have a good sense of what is
> hardware-restricted and what isn't. What happens when you plug in a
> USB cable? Is there any way at all to get control at this point? It
> seems somewhat annoying that I need to use a computer as a middleman
> to transfer pictures from my digital camera to the player when both
> ends speak USB.

A better analogy might be that both ends "listen to" and "understand"
USB, however neither end "speaks" it. You need a USB controller for
that - like the one in your computer.
Received on 2003-12-16