On 11/16/2016 11:08 AM, Mark Haney wrote: > I think his comment was more related to the fact that all USB3 uses the > Type-C connectors now. Not true. I have USB3 ports on type A connectors on a new mobo. > On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 2:01 PM, fred roller <fredroller66@xxxxxxxxx > <mailto:fredroller66@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 1:43 PM, George N. White III > <gnwiii@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:gnwiii@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 1:51 PM, Bob Goodwin > <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > > I installed a new MSI mainboard about a month ago that has > four USB3 connectors on the back panel that accept nothing I > have on hand. Apparently it is known as a "type C" > connector. How do I deal with this? Googling has not > produced much useful information, I may not have used the > right keywords, but I would like to adapt them to the old > style conventional connectors on my flash drives, cables, etc. > > I know this is not strictly a Fedora problem but it is a > problem in using my Fedora systems when I can't connect to > then. I was not aware of the difference before I bought the > board, would appreciate information on how others have dealt > with this.. > > Bob// > > > You could go to the DongleCompany (formerly known as Apple) > Store. They recently announced big discounts on the dongles, > but not sure if you have to > own one of the current Apple products to qualify, > > > > [snip] > > " USB Type-C isn’t the same thing as USB 3.1. USB Type-C is just a > connector shape, and the underlying technology could just be USB 2 > or USB 3.0." > > from: > http://www.howtogeek.com/211843/usb-type-c-explained-what-it-is-and-why-youll-want-it/ > <http://www.howtogeek.com/211843/usb-type-c-explained-what-it-is-and-why-youll-want-it/> > > Just a new standard to replace a multitude of cables including, in > time, your audio/video cables, printer, data, et al. This was > touched on about 10 years ago when developers were talking about the > use of photonics as a data stream which would push data in the Tb > ranges and reducing the need of multiple cables to just one for > everything. While not directly related it is a step in that > direction. USB 3.1 (not the type C) reportedly will push about 10 > Gb/s. As Dave pointed out, adapters will be needed for a spell. > > -- Fred > > > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > -- > > Mark Haney ::: Senior Systems Engineer > > *VIF* *International Education* > P.O. Box 3566 ::: Chapel Hill, N.C. 27515 ::: USA > 919-265-5006 office > > Global learning for all. > www.viflearn.com <http://www.viflearn.com> > Find VIF on Facebook > <http://facebook.com/VIFInternationalEducation> | Twitter > <https://twitter.com/vifglobaled> | LinkedIn > <http://www.linkedin.com/company/vif-international-education> > > Recognized as a ‘Best for the World’ > <http://bestfortheworld.bcorporation.net/> B Corp! > > > > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - Artificial Intelligence usually beats real stupidity. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
