Veronica Explains on Nostr: Now, I'm not a network historian, but here's how I was taught. Earlier registered ...
Now, I'm not a network historian, but here's how I was taught.
Earlier registered jack connections had two wires. For the sake of understanding let's call them "the two blue wires" (but they weren't always blue, this is a simplification).
When two more wires were added to the mix (let's call them "the two green wires" even though they weren't always green), they were added to either side for ✨compatibility reasons✨.
Contracts required it, so standards were built around it.
Earlier registered jack connections had two wires. For the sake of understanding let's call them "the two blue wires" (but they weren't always blue, this is a simplification).
When two more wires were added to the mix (let's call them "the two green wires" even though they weren't always green), they were added to either side for ✨compatibility reasons✨.
Contracts required it, so standards were built around it.