Post #3993878
2026-07-21 18:55 UTC
@apzpins@some.apz.fi yeah! I think it's got a mechanical switch but then tries to identify the device inserted by electrical resistance (?). Generally the little high speed heliograph would get stuck on due to dirt or foreign objects in the jack that kept the switch contact from closing.
(This making the assumption that it's the typical sort of contact where it's normally closed when no plug is inserted.)
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@vxo@digipres.club 2026-07-21 18:57
@apzpins@some.apz.fi I mean all bets on common functionality may be discarded when the dang thing has an LED down the well. Now that I think of it, though, it is actually not unique to Apple... didn't some Sony Minidisc devices offer this same round 1/8" TOSLink? I seem to vividly remember it, but I can't recall if the jacks for it were dedicated or shared with copper