Posted by Kimba W. Lion on 03/15/07 00:41

Rick Merrill <rick0.merrill@NOSPAM.gmail.com> wrote:

>Why are all earphone stereo jacks Right-Angle???

You're talking about the _plugs_ (the jacks are what the plugs plug in
to). It's to make the plugs sit close to the side of portable equipment so
they don't get banged so easily, which would lead to damage to the jack
and poor connections.

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