Thread Subject: Proposed Standard Connections Language

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From: Robert_Nerhood@Dell.com
Date: Mon, Jun 18 2007 1:50 PM

In today's Hardware subcommittee call, we discussed proposed language
for Standard Connections. This language was drafted to address the
current standard ports language.

Proposed language:

Where input or output connection capabilities are provided, whether
wired or wireless, at least one connection shall comply with publicly
available industry standards and all of the user interface functionality
available on the non-standard connection(s) would be available on the
standard connection.


One element of discussion to which there was some difference in the
committee had to do with the inclusion of "or provide an adapter".

Please discuss.

Rob

Rob Nerhood | Experience Design Group | Ergonomics Engineer
Dell, Inc. | One Dell Way | Round Rock, Texas 78682 - 7000
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