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Vintage (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by ekZepp@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] RedGreenBlue@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Explain this please.

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's a picture of the ADB ports (for mouse and keyboard, but not only...) on a Mac IIci.

[–] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

So is this a more classic case of Apple's usual tactic making their things needlessly different to move more product?

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

ADB slightly predated (and is arguably technically superior to) the PS/2 mouse and keyboard interfaces, but Apple patented it and the only companies that licensed it were those making Mac peripherals.

edit: i forgot, NeXT also used it.

[–] chocosoldier@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago

no it's a case of one set of ports being a decade or two older than the other