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In computing, a legacy port is a computer port or connector that is considered by some to be fully or partially superseded. definition of legacy from Oxford Dictionaries Online The replacement ports usually provide most of the functionality of the legacy ports with higher speeds, more compact design, or plug and play and hot swap capabilities for greater ease of use. Modern PC use separate Super I/O controllers to provide legacy ports, since current do not offer direct support for them. A category of computers called omits these ports, typically retaining only USB for external expansion.
USB adapters are often used to provide legacy ports if they are required on systems not equipped with them.
| USB, Wi-Fi, Ethernet |
| USB, Thunderbolt, Serial Attached SCSI |
| USB |
| System console, modem, mouse |
| MIDI, gaming devices such as joysticks |
| Keyboard, mouse |
| Low speed external peripherals; such as keyboard, mouse, or joystick |
| USB, Wi-Fi, Ethernet |
| PCI, PCI Express |
| DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort |
| Serial ATA, M.2 |
| USB |
| USB 3.0, Thunderbolt |
| PCI Express |
| ExpressCard, USB |
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