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On 29/02/24 04:50, candycanearter07 wrote:
> ["Followup-To:" header set to alt.os.linux.]
> J. P. Gilliver wrote at 02:59 this Thursday (GMT):
>> In message at Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:14:29,
>> Dan Purgert writes
>>> On 2024-02-28, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
>>>> [...]I continue to be surprised when such a standard does arise _and
>>>> is implemented widely_ - such as ISA, ATX, PCI, and USB (though that
>>>> last has so many connectors that it's lost its early attraction).
>>>
>>> There are ... 5 total (6 if you count the short-lived "USB-3 Micro-B
>>> Connector"), over the span of 25 years. That's honestly not very bad at
>>> all, and a far sight better than earlier options where everything was
>>> different. Nowadays, it's all converging back to USB-C, so ...
>>>
>>>
>> Type A - the default you get on PCs/laptops. Type B - the almost square
>> one you get on printers and _some_ scanners. At least three small
>> non-turn-over-able ones (at least two of which I always feel are
>> susceptible to easy damage). Type C. That's just the mechanical ones,
>> before you get into the extra connections, varying speeds, varying power
>> capabilities..
>>
>> But at least it's _sort of_ a standard, in that - even though it may
>> limit you to the lowest speed/power - you can use adapters. Not like the
>> multiple _incompatible_ variants of say video, and ISA/PCI/whatever.
>
> I have never seen type b.
Type B is a good choice for large devices, such as printers, which have
detachable USB cables - and that's what it's designed for. It's
physically much sturdier than micro-USB. It might get replaced with type
C or it might not.
Of course, modern printers are probably trying to sell you on some
wireless cloudshit instead of just being printers.
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