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How does the keyboard interface work? by Computer computer Packages |
Topic: Interfaces |
| The IBM keyboard is connected to the computer 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 computer. When you release the key, the keyboard sends a release code to the computer. If you hold down one key and press and rel... |
| Published: Friday 24 April, 2009 |
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The Best Computer Interfaces: Past, Present, and Future by Computer computer Packages |
Topic: Interfaces |
| tell goodbye to the mouse and hello to augmented reality, voice recognition, and geospatial tracking |
| Published: Friday 24 April, 2009 |
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OCZ NIA Brain-Computer Interface by Computer computer Packages |
Topic: Interfaces |
| While game controllers come in all shapes, sizes and 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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Expanding and Extending USB by Computer computer Packages |
Topic: Interfaces |
| Expanding allows devices to be shared, split and accessed by more than one computer or enabling a computer to connect to multiple USB devices at the same time. Expanding overcomes the issues of the limited number of USB ports often supplied with modern computers, especially smaller laptops and net... |
| Published: Tuesday 14 April, 2009 |
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Interfaces - part 1 by Computer computer Packages |
Topic: Interfaces |
| The computer's adaptability - its ability to evolve many different interfaces allowing the connection of many different classes of add-on component and peripheral device - has been one of the key reasons for its success. In essence, a modern computer system of today is little different to IBM's original design ... |
| Published: Thursday 26 April, 2007 |
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Interfaces - part 10 by Computer computer Packages |
Topic: Interfaces |
| Today's huge databases and data intensive applications demand incredible amounts of storage, and transferring massive blocks of information requires technology that is robust, reliable and scaleable. Serial Storage Architecture (SSA) is an IBM-developed interface for connecting storage devices, stor... |
| Published: Thursday 26 April, 2007 |
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Interfaces - part 11 by Computer computer Packages |
Topic: Interfaces |
| Developed jointly by Compaq, Digital, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC and 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 and connectors. |
| Published: Thursday 26 April, 2007 |
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Interfaces - part 12 by Computer computer Packages |
Topic: Interfaces |
| Also widely referred to as FireWire, IEEE 1394 was approved by the Institute of Electrical and 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 and Texa... |
| Published: Thursday 26 April, 2007 |
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Interfaces - part 13 by Computer computer Packages |
Topic: Interfaces |
| While USB was originally designed to replace legacy serial and 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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Interfaces - part 14 by Computer computer Packages |
Topic: Interfaces |
| In early 2001 the battle between IEEE 1394 and 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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