USB Stuff

[Fred Cisin]

On Thu, 29 Sep 2005, Tony Duell wrote:
> Whule I can see the point of taking power from the computer for an
> interface converter, keyboard, mouse, something like that, wouldn't it be
> simpler if devices like the aquarium, light, etc had their own mains
> adapters? Or is a computer now regarded as simpler than a 5V PSU?

Are modern machines good for anything ELSE?
How well do they do that?
I'm not sure that I'd trust modern machines with anything that
needed precise regulated voltage.