January 15, 1996 · Peripheral
USB 1.0 (1996)
First release of the Universal Serial Bus spec at 1.5 and 12 Mbit/s.
It replaced serial, PS/2 and parallel ports, but real adoption came after the iMac in 1998.
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Facts
- Date
- January 15, 1996
- Kind
- Peripheral: Interface and bus
- Maker or publisher
- USB Implementers Forum (Intel, Compaq, Microsoft, others)
- Platforms
- Windows, Mac
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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