• jarfil@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    i don't think adc was encumbered by patents

    25 years after the fact.

    If it were, they'd likely be expired by now.

    I wonder if an adapter could be made some "DIY" way, if it needs to be active, it could be a fun project for someone into FPGAs.

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      1 year ago

      the adapter is passive since both connectors use the same signaling protocol

      the problem is that designing tooling to manufacture a custom connector at scale is expensive, so nobody is going to do that until they know there is enough demand to at least cover the upfront cost of designing that tooling and manufacturing a bunch of these.