Editing VESA Local Bus (section)

== Implementation ==
A "VLB slot" itself is an ''additional'' [[edge connector]] placed in-line with the traditional ISA or EISA connector, with this extended portion often colored a distinctive brown. The result is a normal ISA or EISA slot being ''additionally'' capable of accepting VLB-compatible cards. Traditional ISA cards remain compatible, as they do not have pins past the normal ISA or EISA portion of the slot. The reverse was also true{{snd}} VLB cards are by necessity quite long in order to reach the VLB connector and were reminiscent of older full-length expansion cards from the earlier [[IBM Personal Computer XT|IBM XT]] era. The VLB portion of a slot looks similar to an IBM MCA slot, as indeed it is the same physical 116-pin connector used by MCA cards, rotated by 180 degrees. The IBM MCA standard had not been as popular as IBM expected, and there was an ample surplus of the connector, making it inexpensive and readily available.{{Citation needed|reason=The citation that was previously here did not actually contain this information.|date=September 2023}}