🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1992Dec11.210720.14373@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca>  
kenny@niagara.ucs.ualberta.ca (Kenny Leung) writes:
> In article <BywxLx.Lvx@research.canon.oz.au>  
> greyham@research.canon.oz.au (Graham Stoney) writes:
> the cards (CPU board,
> > NeXTdimension board) all have edge connectors at their l 
> ower back that need to
> > plug into the motherboard. Not to mention the power supply that has to
> > Graham Stoney
> > Canon Information Systems Research Australia (whew!)
> 
> Just to clear this up, you don't have to plug power into the motherboard (it  
gets it off the backplane) and you don't have to plug the dimension board into  
the motherboard either.  That's what the backplane is for.
> 
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> Kenny Leung                      
> Campus Consultant                
> University of Alberta            
> kenny@niagara.ucs.ualberta.ca 
> audix x5537                    

Huh?

Just to clear this up, you plug the CPU card into one of the four slots of the  
motherboard.  You also plug the ND board into one of the four slots of the  
motherboard.  In other words, the motherboard IS the backplane!

At least, that's what many hardware engineers will tell you... :-)

Actually, I don't care what board you call "the motherboard"-- just be aware  
that there is a difference in accepted definitions for "motherboard" among  
different people and different professions.

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Nevin Pratt, Digital Technology, Int'l    Orem, Ut
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