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| From | Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re:The end of VGA |
| Date | 2016-02-02 12:58 -0500 |
| Organization | National Capital Freenet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Message-ID | <alpine.LNX.2.02.1602021254490.25385@darkstar.example.org> (permalink) |
| References | <n8koun$i8q$1@solani.org> <dhbnlfFb0keU1@mid.individual.net> |
On Tue, 2 Feb 2016, RS Wood wrote: > RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> Wrote in message: > > >> But the connector is big and looks > antiquated. There's no place for it in today's thin, design minded devices. It > > The article has een rightly pilloried on tech grounds. But tbis > is the part that angers me most. Death to decisions basd on > design over fun ction. You think the interface is ugly? Cry me > a river. The traditional answer to that is then to create a smaller connector that still offers the same interface. Apple did it, they got rid of DB-9 connectors in favor of those mini-DIN connectors for serial connections. I don't know whether it was a savings in terms of space, but IBM dropped the "Centronics" connector in favor of a DB-25 connector for the serial port (I can't remember whether it was male or female). I have PCMCIA modems and ethernet boards that have odd connectors on them, nice and thin, which rely on a small cable with the proper connector on the other end. There's lots of possibilities, if it's just that the "VGA connector is too big". Michael
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The end of VGA RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-01-31 10:51 +0000
Re: The end of VGA Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-01-31 14:04 +0000
Re: The end of VGA Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-01-31 11:36 -0500
Re: The end of VGA scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2016-02-01 21:21 +0000
Re: The end of VGA Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2016-02-01 23:01 -0800
Re:The end of VGA RS Wood <rswood@therandymon.com> - 2016-02-02 16:01 +0300
Re: The end of VGA songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2016-02-02 11:33 -0500
Re: The end of VGA Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2016-02-03 19:53 -0800
Re: The end of VGA Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-02-02 16:55 +0000
Re: The end of VGA Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-02-02 18:32 +0000
Re:The end of VGA Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-02-02 12:58 -0500
Re:The end of VGA Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-02-02 18:40 +0000
Re: The end of VGA Mike Tomlinson <mike@jasper.org.uk> - 2016-02-03 17:52 +0000
Re: The end of VGA scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2016-02-03 17:07 +0000
Re: The end of VGA Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-02-03 12:54 -0500
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