Andrew according to Techweb:

USB 2.0 will extend the speed of the peripheral-to-PC connection from 12
Mbits/s on USB 1.1 to up to 480 Mbits/s -- 40 times more than current
capabilities. The higher bandwidth will support such applications as
digital image creation and web publishing, where multiple high-speed
peripherals run simultaneously.
USB 2.0 was ramped in just a little over a year, Gelsinger noted. "Since
the high-speed mode has the same basic architecture of USB, migrating
existing USB peripherals to USB 2.0 is a much easier task than
transferring to a brand new technology," he said. "Also, because USB 2.0
will be fully forward- and backward-compatible with current USB systems
and peripherals, working with existing cables and connectors, consumers
have the benefit of using devices they already have."

The rest of the article can be found at:

http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20000427S0007


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