TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-23 hours agoOne day USB-A will be so uncommon that people will say "back in my day, it took at least 3 tries to put the USB in"message-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down11
arrow-up178arrow-down1message-squareOne day USB-A will be so uncommon that people will say "back in my day, it took at least 3 tries to put the USB in"TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-23 hours agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squarepixxelkick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 hours agoNo, not likely. USB A and B still have use cases, predominently in their physical strength. For any use case that requires a stronger socket that will take abuse and needs to hold longer, then USB C fails. Its smaller and more brittle, more prone to failing under pressure.
minus-squareBartyDeCanter@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·53 minutes agoDE-9 with potting, a proper strain relief back shell and screws. Or go all the way to MIL-DTL-38999
minus-squareTheReanuKeeves@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 hours agoThere has got to be more reliable and stronger sockets than a usb a. Like if something truly needed to be stable and withstand pressure, I really hope they are not relying on usb a or b
minus-squareVoteNixon2016@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·36 minutes agoTime to bring back the little screws that VGA connectors had (have?)
No, not likely.
USB A and B still have use cases, predominently in their physical strength.
For any use case that requires a stronger socket that will take abuse and needs to hold longer, then USB C fails.
Its smaller and more brittle, more prone to failing under pressure.
DE-9 with potting, a proper strain relief back shell and screws.
Or go all the way to MIL-DTL-38999
There has got to be more reliable and stronger sockets than a usb a. Like if something truly needed to be stable and withstand pressure, I really hope they are not relying on usb a or b
Time to bring back the little screws that VGA connectors had (have?)