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Zombiepirate@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• marcos@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Ouch, I just assumed it was the serial port and didn’t even look how it’s reversed. There must be all kinds of fun things you can do by hand-writing VGA data.

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  • enumerator4829@sh.itjust.works ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The VGA connector is actually reversible! Once. given enough force. It also doesn’t actually work properly when installed upside down.

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    • marcos@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Well, by “reversed” I meant that the cable has pins, and the computer has slots, what is the inverse of serial. Not that it’s upside down.

      You can’t plug a serial cable in it and make it work, no matter how much force you apply. You can probably do the opposite, and plug a VGA cable on the serial port with the exact right amount of force, though.

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      • enumerator4829@sh.itjust.works ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        All connectors are compatible given enough violence.

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