On Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:47:06 -0500, cshenk wrote:

> Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:21:34 -0500, cshenk wrote:
>>
>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 17 Sep 2018 19:13:16 -0500, cshenk wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Cheri wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>>>> Make sure they're plugged into black USB ports rather than blue
>>>> USB >>> ports. They'll both work for keyboard and mouse but you'll
>>>>>>> eventually probably need to swap them later.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you very much, will do. that is very useful information
>> and I >>>> appreciate it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you have colored USB ports perchance? I don't. Well, actually
>>>>> one of the computers here has a pretty silverish exterior to the
>>>>> front set. MOst of my gear is pretty old though.
>>>>
>>>> Blue USB ports are USB 3.0 for high speed devices. Black ports are
>>>> USB 2.0 (for keyboard, mice, printers, and cheap/slow thumb
>> drives). >> It's possible that there are now computers with only
>> blue USB ports, >> in which case it doesn't matter.
>>>>
>>>> Picture of both:
>>> >
>>>
> https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qim...8426e23a4.webp
>>>
>>> Sorry, can't open that.
>>
>> Maybe John can help you out with that problem.
>>
>>> I am unsure if you have newer tech gear than I do, or a specific
>>> brand that color codes them.
>>
>> It's part of the standard defining USB 3.0 ports, it's not just
>> something I made up that only pertains to my computer.
>>
>> And USB 3.1 ports are kind of an aqua blue color, but still kinda
>> blue (or is that more green? my eyes hurt).
>
> Don't devolve to being an asshole Steve. You link doesn't open on a
> standard WIN10 machine.

It opens fine on my Windows 10 laptop, also my Windows 7 desktop
with Chrome and Thunderbird. Are you pressing the right button?
Err... I mean .. the physically left button?

> Either way, here from the web: When it comes to USB ports, what
> defines the features are called specifications (1.1, 2.0, etc.). USB
> connectors, whether it is the receptacle on your computer or the plug
> on the end of a cable, are often colored coded so you can tell what
> specification it is. But the color of the receptacle is not part of the
> actual USB specifications and may vary from vendor to vendor. The
> following is list of USB specifications and the color usually
> associated with it.

I have seen thousands of USB ports and they are all the same color
standards. Do you have an example of one that doesn't follow the
standard, or are you just trying to be argumentative in this
previously non-argumentative argument?

-sw