In 1992, the IEEE started a project to standardize a reduced form-factor implementation of the IEEE P996 (draft) specification for the PC/XT and PC/AT bus, for embedded applications. The PC/104 specification has been adopted as the base document for this new IEEE draft standard, called the P996.1 Standard for Compact Embedded- PC Modules. Because of PC/104 standard, companies that are embedding PC technology in limited space applications can now benefit from the standardized PC/104 system architecture complete with a wide range of multi- vendor support. The PC/104 specification is maintained and published by the PC/104 consortium. The purpose of the PC/104 Consortium is to establish PC/104 as a broadly supported industry standard architecture for embedded PC applications