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[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 20 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Before the mid-to-late 1990s, on the other hand...

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[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 20 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Connecting cables was easy, the nightmare was getting the OS to recognise the devices.

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[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago

You better hold onto those driver discs.

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[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

Yes, but there were so many different cable standards that you weren't always sure you had the right one on hand. USB has been such a godsend that the young'ns will never fully appreciate.

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[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 7 points 8 months ago

That's what the Cable Box™ was for. The only time a self respecting cable collector would not have the right cable was the week after getting rid of some of the most "legacy" cables.

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