Subj : Re: Clock Battery No boot
To   : Nightfox
From : Vk3jed
Date : Fri Jun 19 2020 18:00:00

-=> On 06-18-20 22:58, Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 Vk> Hmm, I recall plugging 8 bit cards into 16 bit slots.

 Ni> Yes, an 8-bit card can work in a 16-bit ISA slot.  I remember doing
 Ni> that a couple times.  I even seem to remember some 16-bit ISA cards
 Ni> still having some limited functionality when plugged into an 8-bit ISA
 Ni> slot.

Yeah, I recall some of those 8/16 bit cards.  They weren't common, but did
exist.  And yeah I had a PC with a number of 8 bit cards - CGA, voicemail
system, SB (original 8 bit).

 Ni> Later, VESA local bus came out, which was a 16-bit ISA slot with
 Ni> another slot behind it, and I don't think you had to fill all of that
 Ni> either.

Yeah, I remember those, though AGP seemed to quickly displace it for video.


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