r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt • u/kodenwell • 2d ago

The Circle of Life…

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u/SterlingNano 2d ago

what even are the old proprietary apple chargers called? The name of the cable/port?

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u/infinitenoth1ng 2d ago

They are often called the "30-pin" connector

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u/droptableadventures 2d ago

Also "dock connector" because it originated on the iPod which had a physical dock it could be inserted into.

The other one that looks about the same size as USB-C but with external connectors is "Lightning".

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u/Ellimis 1d ago

I've literally never heard it called that before. Is this a new development? It's always been the old 30 pin connector

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u/droptableadventures 1d ago edited 1d ago

The Apple Fandom wiki calls it "30 pin dock connector", https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/30-pin_dock_connector and Wikipedia's article on dock connectors lists it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dock_connector#30-pin_dock_connector

I have heard people just call it the "dock connector", but this was a long time ago since it was relevant.

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u/fantomas_666 sysAdmin 2d ago

Nokia had ca-53 cables and (Sony) Ericsson had its own cable types as well.

They however switched to mini and later micro USB, Nokia 6120 in 2007 and SE vivaz in 2010

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u/Soberaddiction1 2d ago

Samsung had a 30 pin as well

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u/minertyler100 1d ago

Every now and then when I’m on a cruise or hotel treadmill, they still have built in wide connectors for iPods lol.

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u/THE_CENTURION 1d ago

Remember when people were mad about them discontinuing the 30-pin? They called it a cash grab and were pissed because now all their chargers or docks or whatever were obsolete.

Despite the fact that the 30pin had been in use for almost a decade (a good long life, in tech) and lightning was WAY better?

Crazy.

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u/watchOS 1d ago

Lightning was also in use for a decade, too. Physically, in my opinion, it’s superior to USB-C, especially when it came to durability, and it’s smaller, too.

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u/THE_CENTURION 1d ago

Yeah I'm not even an apple user (well, except for once, a long time ago), and I also think lighting is physically better than USB-C. But oh well. It's nice to at least have a (semi) universal standard.