On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Bob Sull said:
> OEM, RGB, VGA are standard computer terms. OEM=Original Equipment
> Manufacturer RGB=Red Green Blue, an old standard in computer monitors.
> VGA=The new standard for monitors, a variation is Super VGA.
> -----------------------------------------------------------
>
> To which I add: VGA = Video Graphics Array. 640x480 at 16 colors.
> Introduced by IBM along with PC-DOS 3.2, OS/2 1.0 and the PS/2 series of
> computers in April 1987.
But VGA *is* RGB, surely? AIUI (as I understand it) RGB refers to the
way the computer sends the picture to the monitor - separate red, green
& blue signals (& separate sync as well), rather than multiplexing them
together into one signal (e.g. composite video). Both the older CGA and
newer VGA, SVGA, XGA standards do this.
> VGA replaced what would have been a thick
> bundle of digital, RGB
Now you've lost me completely, I'm afraid.
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