From alb@sct.gouv.qc.ca Thu Sep 4 22:38:18 1997 Received: from riq.qc.ca (socrate.riq.qc.ca [199.84.128.1]) by dkuug.dk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id WAA15689 for ; Thu, 4 Sep 1997 22:38:11 +0200 Received: from riq.qc.ca (se-lab1.sct.gouv.qc.ca [204.19.44.190]) by riq.qc.ca (1.1/8.8.6) with SMTP id QAA21815; Thu, 4 Sep 1997 16:36:36 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19970904163700.00696a8c@riq.qc.ca> X-Sender: alb@riq.qc.ca X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) [F] Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 16:37:00 -0400 To: (Suppression de la liste des destinataires) From: Alain LaBonté SCT Subject: Re: ISO 9995 and USB keyboards Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Info. Alain LaBonté Québec ________________________________________ >Subject: Re: ISO 9995 and USB keyboards >To: alb@sct.gouv.qc.ca (Alain LaBonté SCT) >Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 17:32:07 +0200 (CEST) >Cc: unicode@unicode.org >From: Markus Kuhn > >Alain LaBonte SCT wrote: >> I did not find the human/computer interface protocol specification in the >> relocated pages, though. This would be the most interesting part for >> ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG9. [Markus] : >The USB 1.0 spec itself describes only the low-level bus aspects (cable, >connectors, medium access, framing, etc.). In addition, there are >several Device Class specifications describing higher layer protocols >for various types of peripherial devices. > >The keyboard protocol is contained in the Human Interface Device Class >Specification 1.0, which you can download as a PDF file from > > http://www.teleport.com/~usb/devclass.htm > >The very first peripherials are getting available on the market right >now. Modern PC motherboards have been featuring USB connectors for >around a year now. USB is supported by all the new Pentium chipsets. >The major breakthrough of USB is not expected before the release of >Windows 98, which will come with a comprehensive set of built-in >USB drivers for various peripherials. Many be, some Microsoft folks >working on these USB drivers are even on the list here and can add some >insight? > >Markus > >-- >Markus Kuhn, Computer Science student -- University of Erlangen, >Internet Mail: - Germany >WWW Home: > >