andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agoDo you screw in both bolts on VGA cables, just the top one or ignore them altogether?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down13
arrow-up1123arrow-down1imageDo you screw in both bolts on VGA cables, just the top one or ignore them altogether?sh.itjust.worksandrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square83fedilink
minus-squareUniversalFlamingo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·6 months agoSerial cables. How quaint.
minus-squareEntropywins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoVideo graphics array connector and DB-9 connectors are not the same.
minus-squareUniversalFlamingo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoHaving soldered many of both, I should have noticed. I literally just threw out a big pile of both that have been loitering in storage for years. I’m still surprised when old tech (for any random definition of “old”) pops up.
Serial cables. How quaint.
Video graphics array connector and DB-9 connectors are not the same.
Having soldered many of both, I should have noticed. I literally just threw out a big pile of both that have been loitering in storage for years. I’m still surprised when old tech (for any random definition of “old”) pops up.
🤦♂️