17 Jun
2015
17 Jun
'15
8:07 a.m.
On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 10:14:18PM -0700, Mark J. Blair wrote:
Well, micro-B is the better choice since it is designed for more plug
cycles than mini-b, designed to minimize wear on the socket and instead
wear out the (cheap, easy to replace) cable and it actually locks in the
socket, so is much less likely to slip out.
I'm cursing everytime some device comes with a mini-B connector these days
instead of micro-B.
Windows does what (haven't used a Windows box for a long time)? Now that
is retarded. I'm used to my systems (Linux, *BSD) just going "oh, this is
a keyboard/mouse, no problem, I can handle this" and stuff quietly works.
Kind regards,
Alex.
--
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
On Jun 15, 2015, at 21:59, tony duell <ard at
p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote: Even
though there are at least 4 different USB connectors....
Ok, you got me there! When I was working for a GPS startup, I used mini-B on
everything I designed with USB (always devices, never hosts, and no need for
USB OTG). Then we got bought by a cell phone company and now everything's a
godawful mix of mini-B and micro-B, with OTG thrown in there, too. Grrr! IMHO USB got
round the problem of null-modem cables by making them
impossible. Which to me is not an improvement. I guess USB is OK when it
works (like plugging in a memory stick) but a right pain to debug when it
doesn't. And having read the standard there is much I dislike about it.
Maybe this isn't the best time or place for this particular rant, but in my
opinion, Windows' implementation of USB is fundamentally broken. It's a
mouse, you stupid computer! You shouldn't need to spend a minute or more
installing a new device driver for it! And you shouldn't need to install the
driver yet again if I poke it in a different hole than I did last time! Every
other ******* OS on the planet is smart enough to say "Oh, a mouse! I know
how to use those!" within a handful of milliseconds!