Editing VGA connector (section)

=== Predecessor and early variant ===
The standard 15-pin VGA connector was derived from the earlier DE-9 connector, which used the same "E" D-shell size (hence that connector's misnomer of DB-9 transferred its "DB" part to the new DE-15 connector as well, see above). Though [[IBM]] always used DE-15 connectors for their [[Video Graphics Array]] hardware, several VGA clone hardware makers initially did not<!--possibly because they couldn't source enough of the then-new DE-15 connectors [but only uncomment that claim if you can cite it]-->. Instead, some early VGA hardware, both monitors and VGA cards, used a DE-9 connector for VGA, just like what had been in use for [[Monochrome Display Adapter|MDA]], [[Color Graphics Adapter|CGA]], [[Hercules Graphics Card|Hercules]], and [[Enhanced Graphics Adapter|EGA]]. This 9-pin variant of the then-emerging de-facto standard 15-pin connector omitted several pins, which was considered acceptable, because the autodetection features supported by those pins only evolved over time, and prior to [[Windows 95]], there was no user expectation of graphics cards and displays being fully [[plug and play]]. DE-9 VGA connectors were generally compatible with each other, and adaptors to the DE-15 standard were available.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pinouts.ru/VideoCables/9to15VGA_pinout.shtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219164032/http://pinouts.ru/VideoCables/9to15VGA_pinout.shtml | archive-date=19 December 2010 | title=9 to 15 pin VGA cable pinout and wiring @ old.pinouts.ru }}</ref> Ultimately all VGA hardware makers switched to standard DE-15 connectors, relegating the early variant to relative obscurity.