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USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversible (www.pcgamer.com)
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[โ€“] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 71 points 1 year ago (18 children)

I get why it's not reversible. But why the hell is it not keyed so that is obvious which orientation is correct? A small, cheap, notch would have worked wonders.

[โ€“] Satelllliiiiiiiteeee@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I honestly think that FireWire 400 had a better physical design for the connector. It was keyed more dramatically than some of the other connectors people are citing as being both keyed and easy to orient incorrectly. I personally never had issues plugging in FireWire 400 blind.

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