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From: Brian Tao <taob@io.org>
To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Triton-II support... when?
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On Wed, 6 Mar 1996, Terry Lambert wrote:
> 
> The limit is based on the chipset; it is 3 or 4 slots, based on the
> current draw.  For 7 slots you would need a PCI-PCI bridge.

    The top-end ASUS Pentium Pro motherboard uses a bridge to achieve
this, as does the PowerMac 9500.  Neither will take the current design
of Pentium processors, however.
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Brian Tao (BT300, taob@io.org)
Systems Administrator, Internex Online Inc.
"Though this be madness, yet there is method in't"