@ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square245fedilinkarrow-up1535arrow-down112
arrow-up1523arrow-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-square245fedilink
minus-squarePupBirulinkfedilink3•2 years 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.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish15•2 years 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.