Re: IRQs and Endeavour Board & W95

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From: Chris Pirih, proverbs at wolfene...
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 1996 00:00

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In article <837257759snz129.os2.7@horizon.co.uk>,
 Richard Ashton <antispam@horizon.co.uk> wrote:
| Correct, only if the 80387 etc were external to the processor is IRQ13
| needed, it is spare on all (normal) 486's and Pentium machines.

Interesting...  Any idea why Pentium/PCI P&P BIOSes don't allow
IRQ 13 to be used for the various PCI peripherals?  I've never
seen a jumpered adapter that allowed it either.  Those of us with
a chronic IRQ shortage could really make use of the extra one.

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chris

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Subject: Re: IRQs and Endeavour Board & W95
Date: 1996/07/13
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