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[-] Kn1ghtDigital@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 day ago

... Does... Does that adapter chain end in a USB port? For a USB thumb drive...?

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

It would appear so 😄

[-] Suffa@lemmy.wtf 14 points 1 day ago

This is why I have trouble connecting with others.

[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 106 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

USB to 9 pin rs232 serial (active), 9 pin to 25 pin serial, 25 to 9 pin serial, 9 pin serial to ps2, ps2 to AT, AT to ps2, ps2 to USB.

And 99% sure there's no USB functionality there as that last adapter is for a mouse only.

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

There will always be a special place in my heart for serial, where I can just jam in a paperclip and "guess around" with a voltimeter till I figure it out.

[-] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago

Well, with that attitude you will definitely not have USB functionality.

But there is some non universal serial in there.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

I was going to say, that's a lot of middle men to plug a USB drive into a USB port...

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

I was going to say...

What is not pictured is the USB storage being recognized.

[-] aMockTie@piefed.world 6 points 1 day ago

That's a lot of adapters to get from USB to USB. There's probably a metaphor in there somewhere.

What's the adapter between the 9 to 25 pin and 25 to 9 pin serial adapters? Looks more substantial than a typical gender changer, maybe one of those dip switch adapters upside down?

[-] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

There's probably a metaphor in there somewhere.

Bureaucrats. A million complications to do the same thing but slower.

[-] qprimed@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

i would have guessed a null modem adaptor, cuz - why the hell not! but... assuming the USB to serial is a typical DTE (M) then the 9pin to 25pin would likely be (F) to (M), but the potato markings on the mystery adaptor seem to suggest M/M... so... 🤷‍♂️

your breakout box suggestion is a reasonable one.

That USB to serial might have some diodes in it, preventing a magic smoke release. But after all the decades, the funny thing is the ground pins still go to ground.

[-] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago

Ticket: Why can't I copy files from my thumb drive? It's connected to the computer and a light comes on...

[-] Arkhive@piefed.blahaj.zone 40 points 1 day ago

I appreciate the attention to detail of matching the number of times adapt is written out to the number of adapters. Quality stuff right there.

[-] pathos@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 day ago

Looks like how my LLMs try to solve problems it creates for itself

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The most i had to do was 3 adapt. And a adapt to the adapt, to get power to the adapt.

[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

That's funny, doesn't look like an apple device.

[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 37 points 1 day ago

No, it's a flash drive, apples are redder, and round.

[-] Quokka@quokk.au 5 points 1 day ago

Green apple erasure!

[-] yesman@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

There are telegraphs with higher bandwidth than this thing.

this post was submitted on 16 Feb 2026
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