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== Color-coding scheme for connectors and ports ==
The perhaps 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>[ftp://download.intel.com/design/pc98/pc99/Pc_99_1.pdf 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 pc99_c03.doc in ZIP file]). Requirement 3.18.3: Systems use a color-coding scheme for connectors and ports.</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
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