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From: millernw@clutx.clarkson.edu (Neal Miller,,,)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Vga connector
Message-ID: <1991Jan6.234611.6767@grape.ecs.clarkson.edu>
Date: 6 Jan 91 23:46:11 GMT
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From article <16973@ists.ists.ca>, by pasquale@sgl (Pasquale Leone):
> 
>    What is the top card edge connector on VGA cards for exactly?
>    I've seen reference to it as the VGA Feature connecter and
>    the VGA Passthrough connecter.
> 
>    Can I use it to add some experimental circuits to my VGA cards?
>    I've noticed that some graphics coprocessor cards don't have
>    an output for the monitor but a connection for the
>    Passthrough connector.
> 
>     Where can I get a description and specifications for this
>     connector?

	Someone once told me that the top card edge connector could be used
for such popular peripherals as light-pens.

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