> The original parallel port and even ISA interface seemed so simple by comparison, with less layers of abstraction. Just run a wire, and write to a port. All

> The original parallel port and even ISA interface seemed so simple by comparison, with less layers of abstraction. Just run a wire, and write to a port. All those layers of abstraction is likely what allows us to hook up a single wire to our laptops and get multiple very fast ports from the docking station along with power and display output. You get some, you lose some.