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  2. Game port - Wikipedia

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    Button 4 (B2 for joystick 2) Pin 15. +5V. +5 V DC (or MIDI in, sometimes unconnected) The game port is a device port that was found on IBM PC compatible and other computer systems throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It was the traditional connector for joystick input, and occasionally MIDI devices, until made obsolete by USB in the late 1990s.

  3. Parallel port - Wikipedia

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    Parallel port. A DB-25 connector often used for a parallel printer port on IBM PC compatible computers, with the printer icon. Micro ribbon 36-pin female, such as on printers and on some computers, particularly industrial equipment and early (pre-1980s) personal computers. The Apple II Parallel Printer Port connected to the printer via a folded ...

  4. IEEE 1284 - Wikipedia

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    An IEEE 1284 36-pin male micro ribbon printer cable connection. The computer side normally uses a DB-25 port instead of this connector. IEEE 1284, also known as the Centronics port, is a standard that defines bi-directional parallel communications between computers and other devices. It was originally developed in the 1970s by Centronics before ...

  5. USB - Wikipedia

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    Since May 1996 [1] Superseded. Serial port, parallel port, game port, Apple Desktop Bus, PS/2 port, and FireWire (IEEE 1394) Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an industry standard that allows data exchange and delivery of power between many types of electronics. It specifies its architecture, in particular its physical interface, and communication ...

  6. PS/2 port - Wikipedia

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    The PS/2 port is a 6-pin mini-DIN connector used for connecting keyboards and mice to a PC compatible computer system. Its name comes from the IBM Personal System/2 series of personal computers, with which it was introduced in 1987. The PS/2 mouse connector generally replaced the older DE-9 RS-232 "serial mouse" connector, while the PS/2 ...

  7. Computer port (hardware) - Wikipedia

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    Computer port (hardware) A computer port is a hardware piece on a computer where an electrical connector can be plugged to link the device to external devices, such as another computer, a peripheral device or network equipment. [1] This is a non-standard term. Electronically, the several conductors where the port and cable contacts connect ...

  8. Parallel ATA - Wikipedia

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    Pin 39. Activity. Pin 40. Ground. Parallel ATA (PATA), originally AT Attachment, also known as Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE), is a standard interface designed for IBM PC -compatible computers. It was first developed by Western Digital and Compaq in 1986 for compatible hard drives and CD or DVD drives. The connection is used for storage ...

  9. USB hardware - Wikipedia

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    Micro-USB connectors, which were announced by the USB-IF on January 4, 2007, [14] [15] have a similar width to Mini-USB, but approximately half the thickness, enabling their integration into thinner portable devices. The Micro-A connector is 6.85 by 1.8 mm (0.270 by 0.071 in) with a maximum overmold boot size of 11.7 by 8.5 mm (0.46 by 0.33 in ...