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Remember when 2.5mm was a thing for phones that could play MP3s? That sucked.
by batbomb 10y ago
Remember when 2.5mm was a thing for phones that could play MP3s?
That sucked.
- cm3 10y agoI never knew what that port was for, thanks for clarifying, really, I'm not kidding.
- batbomb 10y agoSome were just for one earphone (mono) and a mic. Some were effectively the same as the iPhone (stereo+mic). Some had weird adapters for other ports if they just had the earphone+mic version. I think I had one of each at different times, all pre-2007.
- pritambaral 10y agoI wish the industry had moved to 2.5mm back then. 3.5mm is great, it has survived the test of time (introduced in 1964!) because it is so good, but 2.5mm is only better than 3.5mm (except for the manufacturing and migration costs). If the industry had moved to 2.5mm back then, Apple and Intel and the DRM-lobby would have had one less excuse for phasing out analog audio ports today.