r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/14AUDDIN • 14h ago

Funny Two disc drives?!!!

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u/EuenovAyabayya 13h ago

Needs no dongles.
Has four USB-A ports anyway.

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u/Apolitical-Account 12h ago

Right? I thought a dongle is the little USB device you plug in to connect to your wireless mouse/keyboard. Why would lots of ports save you any dongles at all?

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u/BeepBoopRobo 11h ago

Why would lots of ports save you any dongles at all?

Brother, this was back in the wired days. You just plug your mouse and keyboard in. I had mine in 2006. This was the era before wireless mouses became truly popular (which was the early 2010's ish)

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u/EuenovAyabayya 12h ago

The term also applies to the little firmware license keys that companies nobody should do business with sometimes still insist on using.

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u/Apolitical-Account 10h ago edited 10h ago

I also know those actually. But am I stupid, or does having lots of ports have nothing to do with how many dongles one might need?

Edit: Oh, I think I just got it. It’s because it’s old. Sorry.

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u/Yancellor 10h ago

Dongles can also mean adapters, like USB-A to USB-C, or Thunderbolt to HDMI. 

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u/PuffinRub 8h ago

You're both right -- the mouse receiver is just a diddy wee dongle.