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From: marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: VGA Feature connecter.
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Date: 3 May 90 18:14:58 GMT
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wayne.ho@f526.n250.z1.fidonet.org (wayne ho) writes:


> g> Could someone please tell me what the feature connector at the top of
> g> IBM standard VGA cards is for. All I know is that it is an IBM Standard.
> g> Thanks.

>Could you post a short summary, or send email to me, as I have no idea what 
>it is for either?  Thank you.

The only time I've seen it used was when I got a Dell with their advanced
video board.  Since the board didn't support VGA, you link a standard VGA
board to the advanced board through the feature connector.  That way you
connected the monitor to one of the boards, but would get the services of
both.
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