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It's just color coding for mice (green) and keyboard (purple). The connector's the same.
by seba_dos1 2y ago
It's just color coding for mice (green) and keyboard (purple). The connector's the same.
- jaynetics 2y agoThese and some other colors were specified in the PC-99 standard in 1999: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_System_Design_Guide#Color-coding_scheme_for_connectors_and_ports https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_System_Design_Guide#Color...
- Symbiote 2y agoI knew that, and know most of the colours, but it's only now that I realise plugs on VGA cables are blue to match, plugs on DVI cables are white to match, and even my cheap USB-to-serial adapter has a teal RS232 plug.