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
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    carl lowenstein         marine physical lab     u.c. san diego
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