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> ISA->PCI->VESA->AGP->PCIe That's one way to look at it. Another is that we might have gone ISA->PCI->PCIe in a shorter overall timeframe b/c there were no d
by diydsp 12y ago
> ISA->PCI->VESA->AGP->PCIe
That's one way to look at it. Another is that we might have gone ISA->PCI->PCIe in a shorter overall timeframe b/c there were no distractions to get short-term stuff to market.
- ChuckMcM 12y agoTrue but the relative market size growth has an impact. Had we skipped VESA and AGP for example, there would thousands more ISA slots (longer time in market) and so the next generation, PCI in your example, has to burn more cash getting "into" the space. The obvious principle here is that innovation happens more rapidly in a market where their his a large demand for improvement and a low friction for upgrades. Pull back on either of those and it slows down the rate of innovation.