[comp.sys.ibm.pc] Building a clone: summary

tackett@ipla01.hac.com (Walter Tackett) (03/28/91)

Article 7079 of comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:
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From: tackett@ipla01.hac.com (Walter Tackett)
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Subject: eisa vs isa
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Date: 28 Mar 91 07:45:09 GMT
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i am buying an ibm pc clone with a 33MHz 80486 processor.  the dealer says 
that it sports an ISA (as opposed to an EISA) bus architecture.   Is this guy
full of sh*t or does it make a critical difference, or what? my understanding
was that ISA is basically a 16-bit bus structure! RSVP FAST!  Please include
any references to published material which may be of use to me.  Thank you
in advance.
-walter
tackett@ipla01.hac.com
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