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From: cms2839@ultb.isc.rit.edu (C.M. Stuntz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: connector on vga boards
Message-ID: <2485@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
Date: 17 Mar 90 03:29:23 GMT
References: <1990Mar12.231833.19363@aucs.uucp> <1640079@hpspcoi.HP.COM>
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In article <1640079@hpspcoi.HP.COM> dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low) writes:
>>This may be a stupid queston, but I am going to ask it anyways. What is that
>>little connector on most VGA boards for? Just wondering.
>
>It's a feature connector for addon enhancements. As far as I know
>nobody has ever made such a beast. It allows you to tap into the
>video signal just before the D/A stage.

				actually , there are a couple of boards
that use it . some of the VGA to NTSC boards use it , as do some of the
interactive - media add - ons ( for adding full - motion video within
windows on the screen . also , the EGA feature connector is used for the
EGA enhancement boards that increase the resolution somewhat and give
more colours . VGA cards , though , generally have a resolution so high
that this is not necessary .

							-a.stranger
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