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Re: COMPAQ PROPOSED SCALABLE I/O ARCHITECTURE

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From: Thomas D. Barrett
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 13:44
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In article <AJC.93Jan1182933@thendara.pa.dec.com> ajc@pa.dec.com (AJ Casamento) writes:
>  However, my point was that COMPAQ could also provide a common interface ASIC,
>equivalent to the TcIA, that would provide a very cheap cut and paste logic for
>Option card vendors that would provide a lowest risk path for migrating their
>current designs to this new interconnect. 

Good point AJ... but having the design and the simulation of the
design shared by more of the members would insure the openess and help
get the ball rolling faster.  Mind you, though, I'm not volunteering
unless you folks want a DABL model :)

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From: tdbear@dvorak.amd.com (Thomas D. Barrett)
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Subject: Re: COMPAQ PROPOSED SCALABLE I/O ARCHITECTURE
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Date: 3 Jan 93 13:44:41 GMT
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