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===PC-98===

(Not to be confused with incompatible NEC's incompatible [[PC-98]] series)

Aimed at systems to be used with [[Windows 98]] or [[Windows 2000]]. Required:

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== Color-coding scheme for connectors and ports ==

[[File:Soundblasterlive1024 2connectors.png|thumb|Color coded [[sound card]] connector on a [[SoundblasterSound Blaster]]]]

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Perhaps the most end-user visible and lasting impact of PC 99 was that it introduced a [[color code]] for the various standard types of plugs and connectors used on PCs.<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/archive/pcguides.mspx PC 99 System Design Guide], Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation, 14 July 1999. Chapter 3: PC 99 basic requirements ([http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000pro/PCG/1.0/NT5/EN-US/pc99v1a.exe PC 99 System Design Guide (Self-extracting .exe archive)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216004214/http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000pro/PCG/1.0/NT5/EN-US/pc99v1a.exe |date=2007-02-16 }}. Requirement 3.18.3: Systems use a color-coding scheme for connectors and ports. Accessed 2009-02-05</ref> As many of the connectors look very similar, particularly to a novice PC user, this made it far easier for people to connect peripherals to the correct ports on a PC. This color code was gradually adopted by almost all PC and [[motherboard]] manufacturers. Some of the color codes have also been widely adopted by peripheral manufacturers.

{| class="wikitable"

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! colspan="2" | Color / [[pantonePantone|Pantone value]] !! Function !! Connector on PC

|-

! colspan="5" | [[MouseComputer (computing)mouse|Mouse]] and [[KeyboardComputer (computing)keyboard|keyboard]]

|-

! style="background-color: #00c389;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;

! [[Green]] / 3395C

| [[PS/2 connectorport|PS/2]] [[MouseComputer (computing)mouse|mouse]] / [[pointing device]]

| rowspan="2" | 6-pin [[Mini-DIN connector|mini-DIN]] female

|-

! style="background-color: #8b84d7;" | &nbsp;

! [[Purple]] / 2715C

| PS/2 [[KeyboardComputer (computing)keyboard|keyboard]]

| 6-pin mini-DIN female

|-

! style="background-color: #cc8a00;" | &nbsp;

! [[Gold (color)|Gold]] / 131C

| [[Game port]] / [[Musical Instrument Digital Interface|MIDI]]

| 15-pin D female

|-

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! style="background-color: #007377;" | &nbsp;

! [[Teal (color)|Teal]] or [[Turquoise (color)|turquoise]] / 322C

| [[Serial port]]

| 9-pin [[D-subminiature|D]] male

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! [[Pink]] / 701C

| Analog [[microphone]] audio input (mono or stereo).

| rowspan="5" | 3.5&nbsp;mm [[TRSPhone connector (audio)|TRS]]

|-

! style="background-color: #6cace4;" | &nbsp;

! Light [[blue]] / 284C

| Analog [[line level]] audio input.

| 3.5&nbsp;mm [[TRS connector|TRS]]

|-

! style="background-color: #a9c47f;" | &nbsp;

! [[Lime (color)|Lime green]] / 577C

| Analog line level audio output.

| 3.5&nbsp;mm [[TRS connector|TRS]]

|-

! style="background-color: #eca154;" | &nbsp;

! [[Orange (colorcolour)|Orange]] / 157C

| Analog audio output for the center speaker and [[Subwoofer]]

| 3.5&nbsp;mm [[TRS connector|TRS]]

|-

! style="background-color: #ad7c59;" | &nbsp;

! [[Brown]] / 4645C

| Analog audio output for "right-to-left" speakers.

| 3.5&nbsp;mm [[TRS connector|TRS]]

|}

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* [[Multimedia PC]]

* [[Sound card]]

* [[IBM PC–compatible]]

* [[PoweredUSB]] (proprietary high-power USB extension using other color-coded ports)