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		NavinF on Dec 31, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: More fun with Apple's internal tools: creating a P... 20gbps passive USB-c cables were often wired by hand. Machines with the required dexterity to line up the connector used to be too expensive and AFAIK some cables are still made by hand today

johnwalkr on Jan 1, 2024 | [–]

Assembled by hand, sure. But that's different from a bunch of wires on a breadboard.

tjoff on Dec 31, 2023 | [–]

That is wild! Do you have more info?

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