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Re: EISA/MCA or Local Bus? Which is better for multitasking?

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From: Iskandar Taib
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 19:27

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In article <1993Jan1.172109.12026@midway.uchicago.edu> sip1@midway.uchicago.edu writes:

>I should also mention that several vendors (IBM and Compaq, notably)
>have had "LocalBus" video adapters for some time.  By placing the
>video on the motherboard these manufacturers did not have to worry
>about AT bus limitations.  (True LocalBus, of course, offers up to
>three slots, which means the video circuitry can be replaced and still
>stay local.)

*groan*

I wonder if IBM made true Local Bus video or simply stuck MCA 
video on the motherboard. Either should be fairly easy to do,
and there is no way the integrated video on Model 70s and 55SXs
could be local bus - they're so slow. Especially the awful 8 
bit video on the 55SX. If IBM has been using Local Bus then 
everyone would have been flocking to buy their machines because 
they'd have screamingly fast video... *groan*

"On the Motherboard" does not necessarily mean "Local Bus". 

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