@benjojo well that’s pretty straightforward

@benjojo Makes it easier to configure. Darn weird though!

@benjojo @ljrk that just seems like some numpty has used a really short USB cable to connect the USB A port that allows printing from a flash drive to the USB B port that would allow printing from a computer.

@benjojo @ajn142 @ljrk is that the biggest USB to Ethernet adapter ever?

@benjojo how much more expensive would have been to put an internal connector in, I can’t imagine those custom screw down usb cables were cheap

@secretbatcave @benjojo and needing an extra bus in the way, i'm assuming, instead of the connector merely being a bridge between the boards.

@benjojo
I had one once that was kinda unapologetically pcmcia with a bridge

@vxo @benjojo

apparently that was Logitech's way of building routers for a while.

@benjojo is this what vibe engineering looks like? nevermind learning how to integrate things, just plug in more stuff until it works?

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I love that! More devices should be hacked together like that, from bits that do one job.

@benjojo I remember the roughly modem-sized HP "JetDirect" boxes with ethernet and Centronics towards the printer, to make it a network printer. Looks like here that's built-in (and times have changed, USB superseded parallel)