A Brief History Of USB

What It Replaced, And What Has Failed To Replace It

Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an industry standard developed in the mid-1990s that defines the cables, connectors and communications protocols used in a bus for connection, communication, and power supply between computers and electronic devices.
Like all technology, USB has evolved over time. Despite being called 'universal', in its 18-or-so years on the market it has spawned multiple versions with different connection speeds and many, many types of cables. The group of companies that oversees the standard is fully cognizant of this problem, which it wants to solve with a new type of cable dubbed Type-C.