It’s all relative. Is 31 years a long time? Relative to how long USB-C has been around, yes, relative to how long RS-232 has been around and how long it was in common use… also yes 😅
The original 1⁄4-inch (6.35 mm) version descends from as early as 1877 in Boston when the first telephone switchboard was installed[10] or 1878, when an early switchboard was used for the first commercial manual telephone exchange[11][12] in New Haven created by George W. Coy.[13][14]
Foul liar!
When you were growing up phone jacks were the ultimate in high technology.
USB may be older than you were thinking: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB#History
It should be illegal for people to think that 1995 was a long time ago.
And get the hell off my lawn.
It’s all relative. Is 31 years a long time? Relative to how long USB-C has been around, yes, relative to how long RS-232 has been around and how long it was in common use… also yes 😅
The original 1⁄4-inch (6.35 mm) version descends from as early as 1877 in Boston when the first telephone switchboard was installed[10] or 1878, when an early switchboard was used for the first commercial manual telephone exchange[11][12] in New Haven created by George W. Coy.[13][14]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)
Get off my lawn!