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The problem with USB on the RC is that the BASIC stamp doesn't understand USB signalling. The programming port (I think) interfaces DIRECTLY to the BS2sx via pin 16(?). This is why the same port can be used for both debugging and programming. If InnovationFIRST moved to USB, they would need to put a USB->Serial adapter in there anyway and the entire PBASIC IDE from Parallax would have to be redone. I'd offer to do it, but I don't have any knowledge of USB programming under any environment. Besides, there are still a lot of teams out there with Win95, which doesn't support USB (and don't say OSR2, as even that only sometimes works!).
Yes, it would be cool. Unfortunately, I don't see it happening any time soon. But then again, InnovationFIRST did take down all the regular RC documentation...
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