knudsen@ihwpt.ATT.COM (mike knudsen) (02/18/88)
About the rumored new MPI: First, I'd be really amazed
if was less than 95% compatible with the existing one.
There's just too much software out there, including
OS9 device drivers, that can't get broken.
Individual hardware devices shouldn't be affected at all.
In general, I think Tandy beats hell out of most other
companies for compatibility and support, which isn't to
say they're terrific, but they ain't crazy.
My source says only 4 slots but two knockouts for daughter
boards -- guess you saw that posting already.
Forgot to say I SURE AS HELL HOPE THEY FIX THE INTERRUPT
SYSTEM AND HAVE A MODE THAT BUSSES ALL FOUR SLOTS TOGETHER!
Did I mention that the present interrupt system could, ah,
stand improvement?
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Mike J Knudsen ...ihnp4!ihwpt!knudsen Bell Labs(AT&T)
Delphi: RAGTIMER CIS: <memory failure, too many digits>
"Just say NO to MS-DOS!" "OS/2 == 1/2 of an OS"