From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Dec 31 06:29:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA05276 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Thu, 31 Dec 1998 06:29:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from peach.ocn.ne.jp (peach.ocn.ne.jp [210.145.254.87]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA05271 for ; Thu, 31 Dec 1998 06:29:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dcs@newsguy.com) Received: from newsguy.com by peach.ocn.ne.jp (8.9.1a/OCN) id XAA21450; Thu, 31 Dec 1998 23:28:31 +0900 (JST) Message-ID: <368B8A5A.D8EEF17@newsguy.com> Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 23:29:46 +0900 From: "Daniel C. Sobral" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: pt-BR,ja MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jamie Bowden , freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PnP PCI modem References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Jamie Bowden wrote: > > > 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? Truth to be told, MS' PCs spec are headed to un-upgradability. Like requiring WebTV hardware for any Entertainement class PCs, and recommending it elsewhere, at the same time it advises against CPU or memory upgradability (for now -- these advises have a tendency to turn into requirements). So... if MS has the way they seem to be wanting, the answer would be no. -- Daniel C. Sobral (8-DCS) dcs@newsguy.com "Heart like a Gabriel, pure and white as ivory, soul like a lucifer, black and cold as a piece of lead." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message