Hardwareport
For alternative betydninger, se Port.
En hardwareport eller kommunikationsport er en fysisk port på en computer, hvor man tilkobler andre enheder. De er: USB-porte; især af varianten USB-C (til fx tastatur, printer, mus, skanner...), ethernet-kabel, HDMI og andet.
Historisk
En pc havde tidligere serielle og parallelle kommunikationsporte. De serielle porte kaldes i nogle styresystemer (Microsoft Windows m.fl.) com1:, com2: osv. afhængig af antallet, mens de parallelle kaldes lpt1: osv. "Lpt" er forkortelse for "Line PrinTer".
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Example of computer connector sockets on laptops. Dell M65, Dell M4300, Fujitsu-Siemens Celsius H250, F-S docking station, Dell docking station.
The Atari 800, an 8-bit computer released by Atari in 1979. Based off the MOS 6502 microprocessor and custom video and sound processors, the Atari 800 was the first in a line of popular home computers. Later models include the 600XL, 800XL 65XE and 130XE, which featured various amounts of memory and expansion capability.
This picture shows the side of the computer, showing monitor, peripheral, 2/3 channel select, power switch and power in.