When it appeared on the first PC the 8-bit ISA bus ran at a modest 4.77MHz - the same speed as the processor. It was improved over the years, eventually becoming the Industry Standard Architecture (EISA), developed by a consortium made up of IBM's major competitors. Although these systems … [Read more...]
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