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VL-Bus Last modified: Monday, March 11, 2002

Short for VESA Local-Bus, a local bus architecture created by the Video Electronics Standards Association ( VESA ). Although it was quite popular in PCs made in 1993 and 1994, it has been overshadowed by a competing local bus architecture called PCI.

PC system bus reference guide  A complete look at the PC's system I/O buses. Includes coverage of the various functions and features of the bus, a look at ISA, VLB and PCI buses, plus older technologies, and the new AGP port. VL-Bus Brief Overview Describes how the VL-Bus works along with advantages and disadvantages.