I  don't believe the USB will support the ISA architecture. USB requires
the ability to use the PCI irq sharing.  I do know they make a PCI USB
connector for machines. Altho I have also heard that you need the win95 2.5
or 98 to get the USB functionality.

At 01:32 PM 2/11/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Quick question..???
>
>Has anyone seen an adaptor that will allow an USB
>device to be connected to an older system without
>existing USB ports?
>
>I just did a preliminary look around and did not find one.
>Even a simple ISA card that can be plugged into the
>motherboard to add USB support might work, although
>I would prefer a USB to Paralell port adaptor.
>
>I have a USB zip drive and would like to use it to transfer
>files to older system.

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