Heidi Monson Applicability to PCs 1394 has been around for a few years, yet thus far has not made significant inroads into the PC world. There is a great deal of resistance to changing interfaces, and with good reason. As we all know, the hard drive is a major bottleneck in computer operation, and as processor speeds keep increasing, this bottleneck becomes less and less endurable.
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Obviously, the PCI standard has a lot of life left, but this author thinks that in the coming age of PCs being more accessible to the average user coupled with the multitude of external devices requiring data downloads to PCs, the 1394 standard offers advantages that should give it an edge. The only thing holding the 1394 standard back is inertia. It has taken awhile for the USB standard to get a firm grip, but USB keyboards, mice, modems, and printers are now becoming common. So, let's take a look at the wall. This page has been viewed times since April 26, 2000.