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In Memoriam: VGA (hackaday.com)
szczys writes: VGA is going away. It has been for a long time but the final nails in the coffin are being driven home this year. It was the first standard for video, and is by far the longest-lived port on the PC. The extra pins made computers monitor-aware; allowing data about the screen type and resolution to be queried whenever a display was connected. But the connector is big and looks antiquated. There's no place for it in today's thin, design minded devices. It is also a mechanism for analog signaling in our world that has embraced high-speed digital for ever increasing pixels and integration of more data passing through one connection. Most motherboards no longer have the connector, and Intel's new Skylake processors have removed native VGA functionality. Even online retailers have stopped including it as a filter option when choosing hardware.
Um, WHAT THE FUCK???
CGA? EGA? MDA? Hercules? NTSC? PAL? SECAM?
"and is by far the longest-lived port on the PC."
Serial port?
Who the fuck wrote this piece of shit revisionist ignorant blurb?
One of those people who think that everything can be done on a smartphone
The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
You think we can get some better snacks in the commenter lounge vending machine? I know there's going to be belt-tightening, but Bit-O-Honey and yogurt granola bars aren't going to cut it.
You are welcome on my lawn.
Yea, VGA needs to FOAD because it looks antiquated.
Come to think of it, you're looking rather antiquated. What to do about you?
Slashdot, it looks totally antiquated too. I can;t wait for the new owner to implement a beta interface design that better monetizes community synergies. Make sure you model it after flat UI design so no one can see or find anything. It'll look so sexy!
It was the first standard that most millenials ever had to deal with. That's the recognized standard for fact checking on the Internet.
I don't read hackaday but, from this brief exposure, I can tell they're asshats.
1. They think cheap, reliable, widely-supported hardware is going away because all computer users are "design conscious."
2. They use white text on a black background.
Also, when my CHIP arrives, it'll have a VGA adapter.
Maybe he's healthy enough that carrying a 4 pound laptop won't leave him winded halfway down the hall. Put down the Twinkies and Mountain Dew, and try the stairs once in a while...
Browsing at +1 - no ACs, I ignore their posts. So refreshing!