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USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversible (www.pcgamer.com)
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[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

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

this post was submitted on 09 Oct 2023
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