Who invented USB?

MEMex · 02-02-05, 09:49 AM

Im going absolutly nuts googling this topic to death. Does anybody know whom did it? So far im getting beat around the bush about Macintosh and Intel.

Zulu-1 · 02-02-05, 09:50 AM

my best guess would it would be intel... why else would it have been included in the ATX standard?
i dunno... just my 2 cents

9mmCensor · 02-02-05, 09:54 AM

I think it was a group effort

# Agere Systems
# Hewlett-Packard Company
# Intel Corporation
# Microsoft Corporation
# NEC Corporation
# Philips
http://www.usb.org/info/

Cid · 02-02-05, 10:13 AM

My guess would of been Al Gore

Zulu-1 · 02-02-05, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Cid

My guess would of been Al Gore

HAHAH lol

diehrd · 02-02-05, 10:26 AM

LMAO And I here he got the Idea from Dan Quail...But still wont admit to it..

Honestly i agree it was a group effort.

chuckie987 · 05-31-11, 11:03 AM

its was a group created from members of big companys

"USB Implementers Forum, Inc. is a non-profit corporation founded by the group of companies that developed the Universal Serial Bus specification. The USB-IF was formed to provide a support organization and forum for the advancement and adoption of Universal Serial Bus technology." from the usb website

the bored of directrors for the USB-IF are

* Hewlett-Packard Company - Alan Berkema
* Intel Corporation - Brad Saunders
* LSI Corporation - Dave Thompson
* Microsoft Corporation - Toby Nixon
* Renesas Electronics - Steve Roux
* ST-Ericsson - Jean-Francois Gatto

snowbrdd · 05-31-11, 12:08 PM

YOU WIN THE OLDEST THREAD NECROMANCER AWARD!!!!

chuckie987 · 05-31-11, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by snowbrdd

YOU WIN THE OLDEST THREAD NECROMANCER AWARD!!!!

Thanks alot haha!! but i was trying to find the answer and did so thought i would share it with the world

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robbysweden · 11-11-12, 06:15 AM

The USB was, arguably, invented by TI. They released the Hex Bus back in the early 80s that had most of the characteristics of the USB slot. Check wikipedia for hex bus. Pretty ahead of its time and surely the inspiration.

Soulcatcher668 · 11-11-12, 06:58 AM

Poor thread.... raised from the dead a second time.

Why can't they just let him rest in peace?

thideras · 11-11-12, 07:02 AM

I just put Lassie down. Sorry boy.

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diehrd Senior SMP Gawd Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: NY	LMAO And I here he got the Idea from Dan Quail...But still wont admit to it.. Honestly i agree it was a group effort. __________________ .

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chuckie987 New Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland	Group idea! its was a group created from members of big companys "USB Implementers Forum, Inc. is a non-profit corporation founded by the group of companies that developed the Universal Serial Bus specification. The USB-IF was formed to provide a support organization and forum for the advancement and adoption of Universal Serial Bus technology." from the usb website the bored of directrors for the USB-IF are * Hewlett-Packard Company - Alan Berkema * Intel Corporation - Brad Saunders * LSI Corporation - Dave Thompson * Microsoft Corporation - Toby Nixon * Renesas Electronics - Steve Roux * ST-Ericsson - Jean-Francois Gatto

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02-02-05, 09:54 AM	#3
9mmCensor Disabled Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Banned Camp	I think it was a group effort # Agere Systems # Hewlett-Packard Company # Intel Corporation # Microsoft Corporation # NEC Corporation # Philips http://www.usb.org/info/

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robbysweden New Member Join Date: Nov 2012	The USB was, arguably, invented by TI. They released the Hex Bus back in the early 80s that had most of the characteristics of the USB slot. Check wikipedia for hex bus. Pretty ahead of its time and surely the inspiration.

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