Firewire INSIDE the computer? WHY?

I have noticed quite a few PCI cards have Firewire and/or USB ports that will be inside the case of the computer.
This was also the case on some G4's
WHY?
What could this be used for? What could I use the internal port for?
Thanks
Pat

I have wondered what sort of Firewire or USB devices people would want inside their computer cases, but that is what those ports are for. We have some cards of that type but have never used the internal ports.
On the other hand, I have installed SATA cards that have internal and external ports. These allow installing a couple of extra hard drives in the case plus several external drives. This not only provides practically unlimited storage, but also allows keeping backup sets of drives in a secure seperate location, such as a bank. We had a fire in 1991 that totally altered my philosophy regarding backups. You can never have too many.
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