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Article #6202Re: Wait for VL-Bus?
From: Kim-Kiat Tan
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 19:29
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 19:29
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In article <HOLCOMB.92Sep28120735@stellar.ctron.com> holcomb@ctron.com (Edgar Holcomb) writes: > >I want to buy a dx-50 Mhz PC with local-bus video and disk >controller. Should I wait to buy until more products are >available which implement VL-Bus (VESA Local-Bus standard)? >Thanks! > >-Edgar If I am not mistaken, I think the VL-Bus only define for 40MHz as the highest speed. So you won't get VL-Bus for 50DX MHz, but you might wnat to consider 66DX/2 as an alternative, then you should be able to get VL-Bus for this, since externally the bus is running at 33 MHz.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!darwin.sura.net!spool.mu.edu!agate!linus!philabs!kkt From: kkt@philabs.philips.com (Kim-Kiat Tan) Subject: Re: Wait for VL-Bus? Message-ID: <1992Sep28.192914.25971@philabs.philips.com> Sender: news@philabs.philips.com (Mr. C. News) Organization: Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff, New York References: <HOLCOMB.92Sep28120735@stellar.ctron.com> Distribution: comp.sys.ibm.pc Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 19:29:14 GMT Lines: 13