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VESA Local Bus

The VESA Local Bus (usually abbreviated to VL-Bus or VLB) is a short-lived expansion bus introduced in 1992 during the i486 generation of x86 IBM-compatible personal computers. Created by VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association), the VESA Local Bus worked alongside the then-dominant ISA bus to provide a standardized high-speed conduit intended…

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Created by
VESA
External interface
no
Hotplugging interface
no
No. of devices
3
Speed
25–40 MHz
Style
Parallel

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VESA Local Bus

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples31
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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VESA Local Bus

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related to Legacy · 10
VESA Local Bus → Despite, EISA, However, Intel's, PCI, Pentium, VIP, VLB, VLB-capable ISA, VLB/ISA/PCI
related to Limitations · 7
VESA Local Bus → As, As VLB, CPU, ISA, The VESA Local Bus, This, VLB
Created by · 1
VESA Local Bus → VESA
External interface · 1
VESA Local Bus → no
Hotplugging interface · 1
VESA Local Bus → no
No. of devices · 1
VESA Local Bus → 3
Speed · 1
VESA Local Bus → 25–40 MHz
Style · 1
VESA Local Bus → Parallel
Superseded by · 1
VESA Local Bus → PCI (1993)
Width in bits · 1
VESA Local Bus → 32

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vlb isa bus vesa local card mca cards graphics slot eisa video pci also bandwidth motherboards standard mhz created 33

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
VESA Local BusCreated byVESA1.00infobox
VESA Local BusExternal interfaceno1.00infobox
VESA Local BusHotplugging interfaceno1.00infobox
VESA Local BusNo. of devices31.00infobox
VESA Local BusSpeed25–40 MHz1.00infobox
VESA Local BusStyleParallel1.00infobox
VESA Local BusSuperseded byPCI (1993)1.00infobox
VESA Local BusWidth in bits321.00infobox
VESA Local BusYear created1992; 34 years ago (1992)1.00infobox
interruptsinstance ofwhile still using the familiar ISA bus to handle basic device duties0.80text
port-mapped I/Oinstance ofwhile still using the familiar ISA bus to handle basic device duties0.80text
the OPTi 82C822instance ofFew Pentium motherboards with VLB slots were ever made and use VLB-to-PCI bridges0.80text

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