2.54mm 16 Pin Female FRC/IDC Press Mount Flat Ribbon Cable Connector

This 2.54mm 16 Pin Female Flat Ribbon Cable Connector is usually seen for internal peripherals in computers, such as hard drives, CD drives and floppy drives. Flat Ribbon Cable Connector, On some older computer systems (such as the BBC Micro and Apple II series) they were used for external connections as well. The ribbon-like shape interferes with computer cooling by disrupting airflow within the case and also makes the cables awkward to handle, especially when there are a lot of them; as a result, round cables have almost entirely replaced ribbon cables for external connections and are increasingly being used internally as well.