Panasonic abandons VGA port from "Let's Note" laptops, signaling end of era in Japan

In context: Japanese companies have long been known for clinging to outdated technologies such as floppy disk drives and fax machines, but that is now changing faster than ever. Even the venerable VGA standard – originally developed by IBM for its PS/2 computers – is on its way out, soon to disappear from modern laptops sold in the country. Panasonic recently introduced a new model in its "Let's Note" line of laptops. For the first time, the Japanese company has removed the legacy video port from its integrated laptop features. According to a Nikkei report, this move could mark the beginning of the end for "VGA-enabled" computers sold in Japan. The original Video Graphics Array controller and its 15-pin connector were introduced by IBM in 1987 as part of the IBM Personal System/2 (PS/2) hardware line. The VGA standard quickly became the lowest common denominator for all subsequent PC graphics hardware and eventually formed the foundation for the Super VGA standards later introduced b ... Read full article.