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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: USB[HP] to USB[Normal] plug ?Re: USB[HP] to USB[Normal] plug ?
From: BlueChip <cs_bluechip_at_webtribe.net>
Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 12:21:16 +0100 At 03:26 01/07/03 -0700, you wrote: >The usb cable that comes from Archos is a normal one >with both ends the same. >Sometiems, scanners and cameras use a different kind >of USB cable that is either blocky on one side or very >small. >I ask this because whenever i go someone's house and >show them my baby, i want to be able to connect to >their PC soemtimes, and unless i have the usb cable i >cant... while most of them have HP printers with the >blocky usb cable. I was wondering if there is a plug >in the market which can be out onto the blocky side of >the USB and be converted into the normal one? >If such a thing exists, it would be mini like the >green USB to PS2 converters u get with new mice these days. > >===== >Regards, >Sa'ad Yes, they exist, but the only outlet I know of is on a local industrial estate ...but they have to be getting them from SOMEWHERE!! It is a "USB Type-A/Male to Type-B/Female converter" ...A is the flat one, B is the square one ...If you have not come across "male/female" before (in terms of plugs and sockets) just think about what goes into what ;) Received on 2003-07-01 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |