@ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square260fedilinkarrow-up1587arrow-down113cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1574arrow-down1external-linkUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.com@ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square260fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareHidingCatlinkfedilink3•1 year agoKeying does no good, have you tried fumbling with a serial port connection before? Same difference, and it’s keyed too. What’d have helped is clear markings and plug heads, like how some DIN connectors are done: The orientation simply cannot be missed.
minus-square@atzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoYeah, it’s orientation I mean more than keying. USB-B was much easier to plug in than A. Orientation is very clear.
Keying does no good, have you tried fumbling with a serial port connection before? Same difference, and it’s keyed too.
What’d have helped is clear markings and plug heads, like how some DIN connectors are done: The orientation simply cannot be missed.
Yeah, it’s orientation I mean more than keying. USB-B was much easier to plug in than A. Orientation is very clear.