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minus-squareTheSlad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoNope, turns out printers still come with a unique connector type.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThis is just a standard Type B usb cable. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--1v4a0pOwn0/X1n6TVbQElI/AAAAAAAAAKk/u0DMnzHqZnIAWMwhhKK4iGwabwQ2XGz8ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/usb%2Btype%2Bb%2Bgeekyviews.png
minus-squareWalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoInteresting. I haven’t seen a printer without a type-b port since like the 90’s or early 00’s? And those were pretty consistently the parallel printer ports from what I remember.
Nope, turns out printers still come with a unique connector type.
This is just a standard Type B usb cable. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--1v4a0pOwn0/X1n6TVbQElI/AAAAAAAAAKk/u0DMnzHqZnIAWMwhhKK4iGwabwQ2XGz8ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/usb%2Btype%2Bb%2Bgeekyviews.png
Interesting. I haven’t seen a printer without a type-b port since like the 90’s or early 00’s? And those were pretty consistently the parallel printer ports from what I remember.