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From: Graham Stoney
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 01:42

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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.

In my hardwarespeak, motherboard and backplane are synonymous.
I was referring to the board at the back of the unit (hence backplane) into
which all the other boards plug (hence motherboard); what do you mean by
"motherboard"?.

regs,
Graham
-- 
Graham Stoney
Canon Information Systems Research Australia (whew!)

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