Re: [iPAQ] iPAQ and USB

From: Ed Gould <ed.a.t.pa.dec.com>
Date: Sat Aug 19 2000 - 13:45:28 EDT

> I wonder how hard it would be to invent a USB server which asked a USB
> client for all of its commands? It would basically just encapsulate
> everything, and send it to the client. Then the USB client (an iPAQ,
> obviously) could master the USB.

It's not that simple. USB does not define most of the protocol between master
and slave; the clients, in general, do not have a "list services" command.

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Received on Sat Aug 19 10:41:52 2000

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