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Re: On The Face + other all-in-one chip



On Sun, 8 Feb 1998 17:36:59 +0000 (   ), "Peter L. Peres" <plp@actcom.co.il>
wrote:

>
>When I say EISA I mean the usual, common, 16-bit interface found on
>motherboards made by everyone. ISA is, in my book, the original 8-bit
The name ISA was coined only after enough AT compatible machines were in the
market. ( Industry Standard Architecture).

>version of it (short slot, such as modems etc). EISA is the current
>version (long slot, two contact groups, takes short and long cards). 
EISA only applies to the 32 bit extension with the 2 contact rows developed by
Compaq. It is NOT the "current version of" ISA.

>Maybe my book is wrong. ISA referred to the the 'Industry Standard
>Architecture', which was set by the original PC (and it had only short
>8-bit slots as it used the 8088 CPU), and EISA, to the standard set bt the
>AT for the first time (it actually apperared with the first PCs that used
>the 8086, but it became popular with the AT). This is the present one.
>Again, my books may be wrong, but be aware that no-one makes 8-bit ISA
>anymore (excepting on single-board computers sometimes), and that the EISA
Well, I'm not sure all modem cards are 16 bit ISA. Why should they be?

Udi