Video connectors (was: CGA Modes (Wuz: Win 3.0))

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Tue Feb 3 22:33:19 1998

<example, certainly is. I'm not saying we don't need 15 pins; I say we ne
<15 THICKER pins, and since this connector is typically the only connecto
<on the back of a VGA adapter, there's plenty of room.

Par of the resoning was that it should have a connector that is not like
any other. if it were a standard db9 or db15 you'd have people plugging
into the serial port screaming it don't work. It's bad enough that you
have people that will force things no matter what.

Allison
Received on Tue Feb 03 1998 - 22:33:19 GMT