Once upon a time, Michael Hennebry <hennebry(a)web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> said:
BTW whatever happened to the B connectors?
They're still around for "classic" devices, but USB-C includes support
for both ends being the same (so now the cable doesn't care "host" vs.
"device", like most HDMI, DisplayPort, ethernet, classic RS-232 serial,
etc.). There are even the oddball USB 3.0 USB-B connectors (with the
extra piggyback that won't fit in a regular USB-B port).
They've overloaded the uses of USB-C, and made the USB 3 and 4 specs
confusing and misleading, but the "USB-C everywhere" bit replacing A, B,
extended B, mini B, micro B, and more is a definite improvement.
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Chris Adams <linux(a)cmadams.net>