On 9/11/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > People here often talk smack about USB interface not being > asymmetric so that people often attempt to plug in > a USB device upside down. > > I think I just thought of high praise for USB designers I didn't > think about before.... > > USB interface is androgynous!! It is gender neutral! It is > male and female at the same time!!! No more making sure > you get the right gender for your extension cords. All interfaces > are the same!!!
Look again. There are at least three different sizes of USB connectors, A, B, and mini-B. Each comes in both male and female, or plug and receptacle. A look at Wikipedia shows me that there is also a mini-A. < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus > carl -- carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
