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Before I understood the host/client nature of USB, I was convinced this magic non-existent USB-to-USB cable would let me connect any PC to any PC and copy betwe
by accrual 3y ago
Before I understood the host/client nature of USB, I was convinced this magic non-existent USB-to-USB cable would let me connect any PC to any PC and copy between them like giant flash drives.
- creativenolo 3y agoMac’s _almost_ have a giant flash drives mode with target disk mode but via USB-C.
- extraduder_ire 3y agoI've seen infomercial-tier products laid out like that back in the XP era. They use bespoke software, and probably some sort of IP over USB to work, but I've never needed to buy one. Looking it up just now indicates that such products still exist. https://plugable.com/products/usb3-tran https://plugable.com/products/usb3-tran The usb-c version of the same is even more confusing, either it's a normal type-c cable and the software is all you get, or it's a cursed bespoke type-c cable that will haunt you for years.