USB Memory Stick : a very brief history
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
A usb memory stick is also know as a USB flash drive, flash pen, flash stick or memory stick. Back in 1995 it was becoming quite clear that the serial and parallel ports on the PC were outliving their usefulness. While Ethernet was becoming generally available, it was still rather expensive to implement and not all devices needed to be shared on a Local Area Network. Thus it was deemed that a new serial bus should be designed to take on the role of the old serial and parallel ports. By January of 1996, USB 1.0 was born...For the full article on the USB Memory Stick please visit our main USB website
Labels: flash drive, USB 2.0, USB Memory Stick
