From: "Stephen W. Ramsden" <sramsden@natca.net>
Date: June 9, 2012 10:04:19 AM MDT
To: "Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com" <Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Re: VT and USB 3
of anyone is interested My PGR ASTRO IIDC shots of the Venus transit from
the Keck telescope are up at
Thanks for a great product Milton. I shot 200 frame .movs on a manual backpack mount in 30mph winds on the side of a volcano and the software stacked all 300 movs without coughing..
On Jun 9, 2012, at 11:20 AM, Milton Aupperle <milton@outcastsoft.com> wrote:
Hi Kurt and Dave;
On 9-Jun-12, at 7:54 AM, mihalco wrote:
> In the last few iterations of the MacBook Pro, Apple has been using
> Intel mobile chipsets. The last update, the HM77 Express chipset,
> incorporates USB3, so hopefully, Apple will support it. But based on
> their past history, they might see it as competing with their
> thunderbolt port ...
I'd have to agree, especially on a cost basis.
Both Apple and Intel have been dragging their feet on USB 3. I suspect
it's because both don't generate royalties or have such tight control
for USB 3 like they do for Thunderbolt.
That was one of the main issue with FireWire too - purchasing
documentation was (still is - the 1.3.2 IIDC specification costs $300
USD for about 1 page of changes from the IIDC 1.3.1 revision) and the
per port royalties drove the cost up dramatically compared to USB.
And I have read and had a few customers tell me that Thunderbolt to
Express card is not a good user experience at all. Flaky performance,
odd quirks in what cards are or aren't supported and stability issues
seem to be the norm rather than the exception.
Milton J. Aupperle
> Kurt
>
> --- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Dave Goodyear <dave@...> wrote:
>>
>> Us 15" MBP users are SOL for USB 3.0 unless I get a thunderbolt to
>> expresscard adapter.. but then I lose my thunderbolt/displayport
>> for my external monitor... sigh..
>>
>> Dave Goodyear