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Technical Help & Discussion => Self Building, Upgrading & General Hardware Help => Topic started by: geordie77 on April 29, 2004, 23:12

Title: USB, which do i need male or female
Post by: geordie77 on April 29, 2004, 23:12

I have a bluetooth mobile and also a palm Tungsten E.  The palm does not have bluetooth and as it is a tungsten E the only port it has is a small usb port. I have purchased a bluetooth dongle but fits a normal USB.  I am looking on the net for an adapter to convert the USB to the small USB but i am unsure if I want female to male?

No idea what male and female means in computer terms.
Thanks to anyone who can help.

Title: Re:USB, which do i need male or female
Post by: Dack on April 30, 2004, 00:34

Technically speaking it's quite easy to remember which are male and which are female.

Male plugs stick into things while the female plugs accept things :)

For a size adaptor you would need a female socket on one end (to accept the male plug) and then a smaller male plug on the other side - to stick into the appliance.

Title: Re:USB, which do i need male or female
Post by: ketamininja on April 30, 2004, 19:34

my "female" doesn't accept anything unless a card and an apology is issued first.  :o

Title: Re:USB, which do i need male or female
Post by: Sandra on April 30, 2004, 19:36

Quite right too  :P

Didnt you know that its written in the code of "How to treat menfolk" K, and passed down from mother to daughter for millenia  :)