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@bcoffy is "USB-C is a shape" referring to something specific? because I mean, it is, but that seems kind of obvious

Like 22 Oct 2023 at 0:22 | Wall-to-wall | Open on 60228.dev

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daniel

@leo @bcoffy I believe it's referring to the fact that USB-C ports can carry protocols that are not actually USB (though compatible with USB). e.g. thunderbolt. So if a USB-C port doesn't actually need to be USB, then what makes a USB-C port a USB-C port? Just the shape of it, I suppose.

22 Oct 2023 at 2:00 | Open on mastodon.cloud.karagory.com

Dawson

@daniel @leo This basically, I think when people first start learning about USB-C (myself included) they get it in their heads that USB-C has all these great features (like 240W PD or 80 Gbps transfers, alt modes), and they think it’s just an inherent trait of the port, when in reality those things require the supporting controllers, hardware, and USB-C just so happens to be the shape of the port that CAN pass those things through it.

22 Oct 2023 at 4:24 | Open on hydrocube.space

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