Comment on USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversible
Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 year agoAFAIK the real predecessor to USB was Serial cables and those were an absolute shit show. USB set out to create a more usable interface with a lower profile and cheaper cost. In many ways the minor flaws in USB becoming common gripes is USB becoming a victim of USB’s success.
Dultas@lemmy.world 1 year ago
At least serial cables weren’t symmetric, although just barely. AT and PS/2 cables (or any DIN) were much more of a pain for me to plug in blind.