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Comment by CamperBob2

4 years ago

He goes off the rails earlier than that, by saying that USB 2.0 is "also known as" Hi-speed. HS is only one data rate supported by the USB 2.0 standard; it incorporates both full speed from the earlier standard and low speed, which isn't mentioned at all.

That's more of an approximation matching how, frankly, most people think of the specs: yes USB 2.0 supersedes 1.1 entirely, but everyone will think of "full speed" and "low speed" as USB 1 which are BC supported by USB 2.0.

That's also why USB 3.1 and 3.2's rebranding of previous versions is so confusing and a pain in the ass to keep straight: USB 3.2 1x1 is USB 3.1 Gen 1 is USB 3.0 (ignoring the USB 2.0 BC).

Right, per his chart "Full Speed" should be known as USB 1.1 Full Speed and USB 2.0 Full Speed.