
BS61M
series
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red, white and yellow wires and connectors in consumer electronics —
which should be taken into account as well.
5. Colors should be easy to see even when used on small labels on the
backside of a CPU.
6. Colors should not be duplicated, even if the connectors are markedly
different in other respects, as this will make technical support and service
easier to provide.
7. In selecting a color-coding system, the overall aesthetics of the computer
should be taken into account, and it should be remembered that these
colors will be used on PCs and housings that could range in color from
almost white to black.
PC99 color connector definition
Connector
Color
Panton
Analog VGA
Blue
661C
Audio line in
Light blue
284C
Audio line out
Lime
577C
Digital monitor
White
IEEE 1394
Grey
424C
Microphone
Pink
701C
MIDI/Gameport
Gold
131C
Parallel
Burgundy
235C
PS/2-compatible keyboardPurple
2715C
PS/2-compatible mouse
Green
3395C
Serial
Teal or Turquoise
322C
Speaker out/subwoofer
Orange
157C
Right-to-left speaker
Brown
4645C
USB
Black
426C
Video out
Yellow
123C
SCSI, network, telephone,
modem, and so on
None