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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Didn't some early 2000s Mac USB cables have a bit sticking out and a notch on the computer so they could only be used with Macs?

[–] m3t00 3 points 1 year ago

incompatible monitor/printer cables... they all had 'standards'. whatever happened to ISA or parallel

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Compliance reasons. USB spec at the time didn't really allow for extension cables because it added an unknown amount of resistance.

The notch was a workaround; they were within spec for the intended device both with and without that cable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh interesting! I guess I should stop blaming apple then.