From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Dec 31 05:18:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id FAA28871 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Thu, 31 Dec 1998 05:18:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from verdi.nethelp.no (verdi.nethelp.no [158.36.41.162]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id FAA28866 for ; Thu, 31 Dec 1998 05:18:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sthaug@nethelp.no) From: sthaug@nethelp.no Received: (qmail 14759 invoked by uid 1001); 31 Dec 1998 13:18:08 +0000 (GMT) To: jamie@itribe.net Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PnP PCI modem In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 31 Dec 1998 08:08:29 -0500 (EST)" References: X-Mailer: Mew version 1.05+ on Emacs 19.34.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 14:18:08 +0100 Message-ID: <14757.915110288@verdi.nethelp.no> Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > Isn't that the PC99 spec? The 98 spec says it can't exist for some > > consumer related products. The 99 spec does away with the ISA bus > > completely. Otehrwise the PC98 systems wouldn't have the ISA bus in > > them at all, like the one I have on my desk at work. PC98 made the > > bus optional. > > So, does this mean motherboards with a decent number of PCI slots will > start appearing? I wouldn't count on it - I think it's more likely that you'll see more USB equipment. AFAIK it's rather difficult electrically to have more than five slots in one PCI bus. Thus if you need more, you'll need a system with more than one system bus to PCI bridge. Thus higher cost, lower volume. Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message