ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square268fedilinkarrow-up1588arrow-down113
arrow-up1575arrow-down1external-linkUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square268fedilink
minus-squareFedizen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·9 months agothe problem is the plug is rectangular (has exterior rotational symmetry) AND not reversible - if the plugs were L shaped it would be clear by both feel and brief glance which rotation was correct
the problem is the plug is rectangular (has exterior rotational symmetry) AND not reversible - if the plugs were L shaped it would be clear by both feel and brief glance which rotation was correct