In , on 11/03/07 
   at 12:18 PM, Vic Green  typed:
>os24u{at}wisdomtree.info wrote:
>>  Will devices listed as usb 2.0 function in a computer that is usb
1.1 albeit at a slower pace?   Concerned only with os/2 systems.
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>>         Cal
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>AFAIK,yes.USB is backwards compatable.I have usb 2.0 HDs  attached to a 
>1.0 add-in card,no problem.Ran a little slower,but I never noticed it.

One concern might be something like a USB hard drive, where the USB 1
power is not adequate for the device.  IIRC, the USB 2 spec has more 5v
apability, although the Wikipedia article -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB doesn't mention this.
 
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