> > anybody got some good examples of failed prop protocols? > > DECnet > > the 56k modem standards prior to standardization > > html "standards" that issued from companies/browsers rather than the W3C > Sony's 3 inch diskette standard > LS-120 zip disk alternative based on IDE interface (possible argument here) > MCA IBM's Microchannel RealAudio as a standalone file (continues to succeed as a streamed media format, however). (MP3 replaced it nearly completely, I still have some .ra files from before I got an MP3 codec in the late 90s, including Macarena.ra! LOL...) If one is going to classify IBM's MCA as a failure, I think its only fair that it be mentioned: EISA... The plug on this thing begs for problems, physically. Didnt quite make it, did it? VLB... The standard that wasnt. I dealt with those things, each motherboard and card was just different enough to cause headaches. My first Linux box ran on a VLB SCSI card that was obtained free from another company, because it was too much hassle to work with! In other words, the alternatives to MCA sorta sucked too.. :-) -- jkenner @ mindspring . com__ I Support Linux: _> _ _ |_ _ _ _| Working Together To <__(_||_)| )| `(_|(_)(_| To Build A Better Future. |