Apple's Mini DisplayPort Officially Adopted By VESA

DJRumpy writes "The Video Electronics Standard Association officially issued its Mini DisplayPort standard Tuesday, based on the technology licensed from Apple. VESA said that all devices using the Mini DisplayPort connector must meet the specifications required by the DisplayPort 1.1a standard, and cables that support the standard must also meet specific electrical specifications. It's a formal confirmation of the news from earlier this year, when VESA announced the Mini DisplayPort connector would be included in the forthcoming DisplayPort 1.2 specification."

Comments

I hope it catches on

[Anonymous Coward]

DVI connectors are clunky and have that 18th century finger destroying screw-on mechanism. Anything with screws on computers should be abolished for good.

Re:I hope it catches on

[Captain Spam]

DVI connectors are clunky and have that 18th century finger destroying screw-on mechanism. Anything with screws on computers should be abolished for good.

Typical response from you so-called "computer user" kids these days. Back in my day, everything had screws! From the case to the cards to the plugs and sometimes the boxes everything came in! And our fingers were perfectly good enough for the job! Even the ones that weren't thumbscrews! Any one of the old-timers could grind your mabmly-pambly little soft, precious, pampered thumbs to dust, bones and all, with nothing but our bare fingers, and we wouldn't even flinch!

Now get off my lawn! Durn whippersnappers...

Re:I hope it catches on

[Sponge Bath]

I know of a support call where the customer tried to install a Microchannel card without a screwdriver or even removing the PS/2 cover. They tried to shove it in through the back where the bracket blank was. I guess they somehow thought it was like a Cardbus device. That took a while to resolve because initially the customer simply said "your card does not fit".

Re:I hope it catches on

[Aqualung812]

Since I have not needed one, I have not shopped.

However, 30 seconds of Google and I found 2 serial and 1 parallel in a single PCIe card: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001TH78QC

Amazon also has them in ExpressCard formats. Need me to do any other shopping for you? :)

Re:I hope it catches on

[MartinSchou]

You know, one of the best mice I own was hooked up to a parallel port. When that went away I had to get a parallel to serial port adapter. Then that became uncommon, and I had to get a serial port to DIN adapter. Then a DIN to PS/2 connector. Then a PS/2 to USB connector.

Granted, I have hook it up to four adapters, but gosh darn it, I'm too stubborn to buy one of those newfangled mice.

Cue the linux trolls.

[Anonymous Coward]

We know this has nothing at all to do with Linux or OS X, but this has never stopped this jolly crowd from doing "granny attacks", lunging from under their stones, when the topic is related to Apple. Set forth, gentleboys!

Re:Cue the linux trolls.

[93 Escort Wagon]

Hurr durr, I am linux troll. I was written by Linus Trollwards.

I'm sorry, but before you go any further - are you a GPLv2 troll, or a GPLv3 troll?

That settles that!

[Anonymous Coward]

Apple is the greatest company of all time!

Meh

[200_success]

I'm holding out for the Micro DisplayPort standard. I'll bet that Apple will announce such a thing within a year.