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| From | scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: The end of VGA |
| Date | 2016-02-01 21:21 +0000 |
| Organization | USS Voyager NCC-74656, Delta Quadrant |
| Message-ID | <n8oi9g$spa$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <n8koun$i8q$1@solani.org> <n8l498$3eu$4@dont-email.me> <alpine.LNX.2.02.1601311132370.20782@darkstar.example.org> |
In article <alpine.LNX.2.02.1601311132370.20782@darkstar.example.org>, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote: >On Sun, 31 Jan 2016, Rich wrote: > >> RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote: >>> szczys writes: VGA is going away. ... There's no place for it in >>> today's thin, design minded devices. ... Most motherboards no longer >>> have the connector, and Intel's new Skylake processors have removed >>> native VGA functionality. Even online retailers have stopped >>> including it as a filter option when choosing hardware. >> >> Well, I presumed this would eventually come to pass, but I also >> presumed from the 'motherboard' perspective that it would hang around >> longer, simply because it is not that 'big' for 'motherboard' form >> factors (excluding rPi size boards). For the current crop of Apple >> clones of _how thin can we go_ laptops, I see the desire to drop the >> port. >> >The comments after the article point out that there are motherboards that >have VGA connectors, so the article may be wishful thinking. The article's historical perspective was also noted to be sorely deficient...probably tapped out by a millennial on his iPad. _/_ / v \ Scott Alfter (remove the obvious to send mail) (IIGS( https://alfter.us/ Top-posting! \_^_/ >What's the most annoying thing on Usenet?
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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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