Re:Apple Finally Updates MacBook Air with Retina Display, To...
by dragonwriter on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @02:21PM
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> USB 1.0 and USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 managed to all use the same connector,
No, they didn't.
USB 1.0 used A and B connectors
USB 2.0 added Mini A and Mini B
USB 2.0 Revised added the Micro A and Micro B connectors
USB 3.0 modified the A and B connectors, and the Micro A and Micro B connectors, and deprecated the Mini A and Mini B connectors.
USB 3.1 added the C connector.
USB 3.2 didn't mess with connectors, for once.
(And it's even a little more complicated if you talk about sockets, because then you need to talk about the Mini and Micro AB sockets, as well as sockets corresponding directly to each of the connectors.)
No, they didn't.
USB 1.0 used A and B connectors
USB 2.0 added Mini A and Mini B
USB 2.0 Revised added the Micro A and Micro B connectors
USB 3.0 modified the A and B connectors, and the Micro A and Micro B connectors, and deprecated the Mini A and Mini B connectors.
USB 3.1 added the C connector.
USB 3.2 didn't mess with connectors, for once.
(And it's even a little more complicated if you talk about sockets, because then you need to talk about the Mini and Micro AB sockets, as well as sockets corresponding directly to each of the connectors.)