Decades of dongles

[blakespot]

I was diving in my dongle box today, looking for a Firewire 400-to-800 adapter, when I noted how many Apple-made dongles I have accumulated over the years (though they represent a small percentage of the overall dongle population in the aforementioned box). These dongles or adapters worked in service of an iBook, several Mac Pros and iMacs, MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs, and now a Mac Studio.

I thought I would share.

(The FW adapter I was looking for was found, but made by Dynex.)

bp

 

[Apple Fan 2008]

 

[PaulD-UK]

ADC to DVI adapters apparently are in high demand due to so few being available to people resurrecting old Apple displays.

 

[picpicmac]

Neat.

Q: do you know what a group of dongles are called?

Spoiler: the answer

A: a diorama.
(yes, I made that up)

Therefor you've presented us with a Diorama of Dongles.

 

[blakespot]

That's about $450-500 worth of adapters, as I estimate it.

 

[Fishrrman]

One thing I've noticed about Apple adapters.

If you don't already know what one is for, its function may be difficult to ascertain from simply looking at the markings on the dongle. They're all-too-often "cryptic". And designed to be so, in the name of "style".

You think they'd just "spell it out". English would work. Others would translate.

 

[Certificate of Excellence]

ADC to DVI adapters apparently are in high demand due to so few being available to people resurrecting old Apple displays.

Those things (A10006) are BIG & a pain in the butt with fat unwieldy cables. I have & use three of them lol 🙂

AFAIK that is the biggest adapter Apple has ever made.

 

[blakespot]

ADC to DVI adapters apparently are in high demand due to so few being available to people resurrecting old Apple displays.

I had one, to connect my ACD 30 to my PowerMac G5, and later Mac Pro. It was a big situation, that adapter. The adapter needed to get that SGI 1600SW tied in was a bit more interesting and unusual, while we're talking about such things.