[OT] USB KVM switches

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "chris" == chris  <cb at mythtech.net> writes:

 >> I have used 3 different cameras with USB connectors on them. None
 >> of the cables are interchangable, and none of them are the same as
 >> the "standard" one used for printers and such.
 >> 
 >> It seems like every camera manufacturer has decided to create
 >> their own "standard" small USB connector, different from all the
 >> others.

 chris> I've only ever noticed the following USB connectors

 chris> A, B, and mini

 chris> A is the kind you find on a computer (rectangle, comes in Male
 chris> and Female) B is the kind you find on a printer (square, comes
 chris> in Male and Female) Mini is the kind you usually find on
 chris> smaller devices like cameras and PDAs (small rectangle, comes
 chris> in Male and Female).

Never underestimate the eagerness of manufacturers to use utterly off
the wall non-standard connectors.  (Ditto with screws -- why the heck
are Japanese Phillips screws different from real Phillips screws?)

My Nikon 880 camera has a USB connector with a shell that's roughtly
the shape of the letter D, with a small bump in the middle of the
straight side.

	 paul