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[โ€“] [email protected] 64 points 8 months ago (6 children)

This reminds me of the e-SATA port that was also a USB port.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

eSATAp! What a wild combination.

Not actually a terrible idea, even if it frequently was limited to powering 2.5" drives due to a lack of 12V. Some had extra contacts for that, but most that I saw didn't.

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