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[–] cobra89@beehaw.org 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Ah yes the good ol' LPT ports. Back in the days of pin printers and them catching on fire. Good times.

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 5 points 11 months ago

I like that it has those little inside bevels to guide the pins. More connectors should have that.