@ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square153fedilinkarrow-up1483arrow-down110
arrow-up1473arrow-down1external-linkUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.com@ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square153fedilink
minus-square@Fedizen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish21•2 years 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