Way too many times I have need a specific “obsolete” cable or connector not commonly sold anywhere only after having decided that I don’t need it and can throw it away. I’ve then been forced to buy a replacement at a ridiculous markup from some random eBay seller. Now I tend to keep those cables bagged up with the obsolete tech they belong to if I can. Now I have a tub of functional, well organized, emotional support obsolete tech. I refuse to give up my last floppy disk drive, cassette deck, VCR, or PlayStation.
B-but … I might need that ADB cable some day!!
Way too many times I have need a specific “obsolete” cable or connector not commonly sold anywhere only after having decided that I don’t need it and can throw it away. I’ve then been forced to buy a replacement at a ridiculous markup from some random eBay seller. Now I tend to keep those cables bagged up with the obsolete tech they belong to if I can. Now I have a tub of functional, well organized, emotional support obsolete tech. I refuse to give up my last floppy disk drive, cassette deck, VCR, or PlayStation.
I actually use an Adb cable semi regularly for plugging old apple compatable mechanical keyboards into a converter for my PC.
Nothing like playing doom 2016 on OG doom era hardware.
Hell yeah that’s awesome!
Did you know SVIDEO and ADB share the same connector?
Saved my ass trying to revive an old PowerMac the other day! (as if I dont have a box of ADB cables, I was just being lazy)
Nice! I remember they’re the same connector “series” but I misremembered the number of pins I guess.