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why isn't it ok? why???? (i.imgflip.com)
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why isn't it ok? why????

Meme "the number of people who think this is an abomination" over a photo of a USB-A to USB-A cable, "but think this is perfectly acceptable" over a photo of a USB-C to USB-C cable, "makes me sick."

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[-] sundray@lemmus.org 20 points 4 months ago

In the long, long ago, we used to use USB-A to A cables to transfer customers' Mac OS X user profiles when they would buy a new Mac. Also worked with Target Disk Mode, way back when.

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Apple didn't use FireWire for that?

[-] sundray@lemmus.org 2 points 4 months ago

They did, but the first run of MacBooks we got that didn't have Firewire would let you use USB. But we needed an A to C adapter to make that work.

[-] mea_rah@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I only remember doing this with FireWire. Which model supported target disk mode over USB-A?

[-] sundray@lemmus.org 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Ha, old man brain glitching there. The A to A cable we used for file migration, but we had to stick an A to C adapter on one end to use TDM on some machines (had to be USB 3 rated, I think). It was around 2016, if I remember correctly? It honestly didn't come up that often.

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