VLB

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VLB is a now-obsolete high-speed local computer bus standard developed by VESA in the early 1990s to improve graphics and system performance on 486-based PCs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf computer bus standard
local bus
abbreviationOf VESA Local Bus NERFINISHED
architecture closely tied to 486 CPU bus
busType local computer bus
category PC expansion bus
computer hardware standard
comparedTo ISA bus NERFINISHED
compatibility primarily 486 motherboards
dataPathWidth 32-bit
designedForCPU Intel 80486 NERFINISHED
designLimitation tight coupling to CPU clock
developer VESA NERFINISHED
Video Electronics Standards Association NERFINISHED
era early 1990s PC architecture
fullName VESA Local Bus NERFINISHED
governingBody Video Electronics Standards Association NERFINISHED
historicalPeriodOfUse early to mid-1990s
historicalSignificance transitional bus between ISA and PCI
improvementOver ISA bus NERFINISHED
inception early 1990s
interfaceLevel hardware
introducedFor 486-based PCs
market consumer PCs
enthusiast and high-performance 486 systems
notCompatibleWith Pentium-era standard chipsets
performanceGoal higher bandwidth than ISA
primaryUse graphics acceleration
system performance improvement
reasonForObsolescence poor scalability to newer CPUs
replacement by PCI standard
replacedBy PCI NERFINISHED
slotLocation motherboard expansion slot
standardizedBy VESA NERFINISHED
status obsolete
successor PCI NERFINISHED
Peripheral Component Interconnect NERFINISHED
supports high-throughput graphics operations
targetPlatform IBM PC compatible computers
typicalUseCase disk controller cards
high-performance I/O cards
video cards
usedIn desktop personal computers

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