I think his comment was more related to the fact that all USB3 uses the Type-C connectors now.
On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 2:01 PM, fred roller <fredrolle...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 1:43 PM, George N. White III <gnw...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 1:51 PM, Bob Goodwin <bobgood...@fastmail.us> >> 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/ > > 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@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > > -- 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 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!
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