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Efosa Udinmwen

Better late than never? 53-year-old HP bus standard finally gets a Linux driver, boasting 8MB/s bandwidth

HP GPIB standard.
  • HP’s GPIB standard receives Linux support 53 years after its original release
  • Legacy lab instruments can now integrate seamlessly with modern Linux distros
  • The interface maintains the original 8MB/s bandwidth across multiple connected devices

A bus standard introduced by HP in 1972 has finally gained stable Linux driver support, more than fifty years after its initial release.

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