A quarter of a century ago, in April 2000, a USB 2.0 – an interface that not only accelerated data transfer, but also the idea of connecting devices. Initially, USB 2.0 offered a speed of up to 480 Mbps, which seemed like a breakthrough against the background of 12 Mbps/s USB 1.1. Interestingly, he even overtaken Firewire 400 from Apple, while he remains cheaper in production. However, the road to the masses lasted for years: the first PC with USB 2.0 support only came in 2002 thanks to via chipsets, while Intel stuck until 2004, although it participated in creating the original USB.
The most important merit of USB 2.0 was the rejection of extensive ports such as LPT (20 Mbps) and COM (256 Kbps). Compactness, “hot” connection and versatility made it a favorite for printers, flash drives and other periphery. Later reduced versions of the connectors (mini, micro) opened the road for mobile devices and became harbinger of a single standard for all electronics.
Today USB4 offers V2.0 80 GB/s, but USB 2.0 is not in a hurry to leave. It is still used in keyboards and mice. The reason is in the balance of costs and sufficient speed for simple tasks. Experts believe that the standard will take another ten years, because not every device needs terabytes per second. So the birthday of USB 2.0 is a story, not only about the past, but also about how technologies find their place, even in a rapidly changing world.
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Source: VG Times
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