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> Physical connectors previous encoded information about data/power transfer mode support. When USB C unified the physical connector, that information was lost.
by leetcrew 6y ago
> Physical connectors previous encoded information about data/power transfer mode support. When USB C unified the physical connector, that information was lost.
this is not strictly true, at least for USB. you can use a USB 1.x to connect USB2/3 endpoints, but you will only get 1.x speeds. there were power-only cables that didn't transfer data at all. they are all physically compatible. unless you're familiar with the pin layout, there's no way to distinguish the different flavors of A ports.
- ethbr0 6y agoAnd barrel jacks in power land. But suffice it to say, the situation was simpler / more user-friendly.
- frosted-flakes 6y agoUSB 3 connectors and ports were pretty much always blue.
- chrisseaton 6y ago> USB 3 connectors and ports were pretty much always blue. I’ve never seen a blue connector and ports in most laptops are just body coloured like in MacBooks.
- curryst 6y agoIt's rather ubiquitous, I'm surprised you haven't seen them. The plastic bits in the USB 3 ports in my motherboard, case, keyboard, _and_ the USB ports built into my monitor arms are all blue. Lower USBs are black. It's not universal, but it is very common.
- chrisseaton 6y agoAren't those the ports? The ports are blue. I haven't seen a blue connector.
- chipsa 6y agoThe metal bits aren't, but the plastic inside is.
- yoz-y 6y agoUbiquitous outside of Apple ecosystem only though.