Ever Plugged a USB in Wrong? (2019)

Re:Ever Plugged a USB in Wrong? (2019) by vinay427 on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @11:51AM (#22046610)

PS/2 seems entirely rotationally ambiguous without looking at the pins, or at least seemed so to the younger version of me. It still stands out as the most painful part of computing during my childhood.

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Re:Ever Plugged a USB in Wrong? (2019) by mynegation on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @12:01PM (#22046727)

PS/2 male connectors have a set of grooves and rotationally asymmetrical rim. I had always been able to plug them in blind on the first try.

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Re:Ever Plugged a USB in Wrong? (2019) by reaperducer on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @01:47PM (#22047929)

And the "top" is usually flat so you can put your thumb on it and push in.

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Re:Ever Plugged a USB in Wrong? (2019) by berbec on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @11:53AM (#22046628)

I broke countless keyboards and mice (and not a few motherboards) due to PS2 rotation

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Re:Ever Plugged a USB in Wrong? (2019) by theandrewbailey on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @08:47AM (#22054045)

PS/2 ports were the most painful? I guess you never used dial-up.

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