aji farid widiyatmono/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The USB platform changed the computing world after it debuted back in 1996. Take a look at the back of a vintage personal computer from the late '80s and early '90s, and you'll find a veritable wild west of ports. From serial to parallel, PS/2, and game ports, things were a bit messy before the advent of USB. Today, USB-C has become the industry standard, even managing to  solve the biggest problem one of the creators of USB had with connectors . We're at the point where basically all of our devices use USB-C now , making connecting and powering gadgets easier than ever. And while there are a number of common myths about USB-C , it can do a lot more than simply charge or transfer data. With an adapter, a USB-C port's capabilities can be greatly expanded.…