@ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months agoUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square270fedilinkarrow-up1591arrow-down113cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1578arrow-down1external-linkUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.com@ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square270fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
minus-squarePupBirulinkfedilink4•9 months agookay but the clip on rj connectors is a locking mechanism which usb just lacks… break off the clip and they’re relatively equvelent no?
minus-square@SpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish14•9 months agoNo. USB uses friction retention, whereas a clip-retention cable sans clip has real risk of simply falling out.
okay but the clip on rj connectors is a locking mechanism which usb just lacks… break off the clip and they’re relatively equvelent no?
No. USB uses friction retention, whereas a clip-retention cable sans clip has real risk of simply falling out.