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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by qup on Monday October 09, 2023 @05:27PM (#37825740)
This is not always true, and not all ports are horizontal anyway.
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by edgedetector on Monday October 09, 2023 @11:15PM (#37828149)
Isn't it part of the standard?
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by Talanes on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @03:13AM (#37829337)
In relation to the PCB, so if they're horizontally mounted onto the motherboard, you end up with vertical slots on the back of a standard tower.
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by askvictor on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @03:45AM (#37829509)
Yes.

Does everyone follow the standard? No. Including big names that prefer to have their logo facing up.

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