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Fast How does keyboard interface work? by Fast Downloads |
Topic: Interfaces |
| The IBM keyboard is connected to the Laptop through a serial interface similar to a COM port. When you press a key, the keyboard sends a "scan-code" for that key to the Laptop. When you release the key, the keyboard sends a release code to the Laptop. If you hold down one key & press & rel... |
| Published: Friday 24 April, 2009 |
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Fast The Best Interfaces: Past, exhibit, & Future by Fast Downloads |
Topic: Interfaces |
| said goodbye to the mouse & hello to augmented reality, voice recognition, & geospatial tracking |
| Published: Friday 24 April, 2009 |
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Fast OCZ NIA Interface by Fast Downloads |
Topic: Interfaces |
| While game controllers come in all shapes, sizes & colors, the input technologies they feature are surprisingly universal. Nearly all game controllers receive some or all of their input from various switches of some type. More advanced controllers may also incorporate analog sticks, throttle wheel... |
| Published: Friday 24 April, 2009 |
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Fast Expanding & USB by Fast Downloads |
Topic: Interfaces |
| Expanding allows devices to be shared, split & accessed by more than one Laptop or enabling a Laptop to connect to multiple USB devices at the same time. Expanding overcomes the problems of the limited number of USB ports often supplied with modern computers, especially smaller Laptop & net... |
| Published: Tuesday 14 April, 2009 |
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Fast Interfaces - 1 by Fast Downloads |
Topic: Interfaces |
| The PC's adaptability - its ability to evolve many different interfaces allowing the connection of many different classes of add-on component & peripheral device - has been one of the key reasons for its success. In essence, a modern PC system of today is little different to IBM's original design ... |
| Published: Thursday 26 April, 2007 |
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Fast Interfaces - 10 by Fast Downloads |
Topic: Interfaces |
| Today's huge databases & data intensive applications demand incredible amounts of storage, & transferring massive blocks of information requires technology that is robust, reliable & scaleable. Serial Storage Architecture (SSA) is an IBM-developed interface for connecting storage devices, stor... |
| Published: Thursday 26 April, 2007 |
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Fast Interfaces - 11 by Fast Downloads |
Topic: Interfaces |
| Developed jointly by Compaq, Digital, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC & Northern Telecom, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard offers a new standardised connector for attaching all the common I/O devices to a single port, simplifying today's multiplicity of ports & connectors. |
| Published: Thursday 26 April, 2007 |
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Fast Interfaces - 12 by Fast Downloads |
Topic: Interfaces |
| Also widely referred to as FireWire, IEEE 1394 was approved by the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 1995. Originally conceived by Apple, who currently receives $1 royalty per port, several leading IT companies - including Microsoft, Philips, National Semiconductor & Texa... |
| Published: Thursday 26 April, 2007 |
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Fast Interfaces - 13 by Fast Downloads |
Topic: Interfaces |
| While USB was originally designed to replace legacy serial & parallel connections, notwithstanding the claims that they were complementary technologies, there can be little doubt that USB 2.0 specification was designed to compete with FireWire. |
| Published: Thursday 26 April, 2007 |
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Fast Interfaces - 14 by Fast Downloads |
Topic: Interfaces |
| In early 2001 the battle between IEEE 1394 & USB advanced another step with the 1394 Trade Association\'s approval of specifications for a faster version of IEEE 1394, called IEEE 1394b. |
| Published: Thursday 26 April, 2007 |
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