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From: myhui@bnr.ca (Michael Hui)
Subject: Re: How can I configure my display type?
Message-ID: <1991Feb9.135625.4241@bnr.ca>
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References: <1922@ruunsa.fys.ruu.nl> <28510022@hpuamsa.neth.hp.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Feb 91 13:56:25 GMT

In article <28510022@hpuamsa.neth.hp.com> franks@hpuamsa.neth.hp.com (Frank Slootweg CRC) writes:
>  That the system can not determine what interface is connected to the
>RBG cable is not a limitation. An analogy: The loudspeaker of your audio
>system does not determine what you will hear, the tuner does.
>The tuner will not know if the speaker is connected or not and will work
>perfectly without a speaker and so will the interface without a monitor.

The reason you want the computer to know what kind of monitor is connected
to the video system's output is to allow the computer to program the video
system's output to suit a variety of monitors that could be connected to that
output. Even the Apple Macintosh (I think) can do that.