Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Linux and real device drivers | From | Jes Sorensen <> | Date | 22 Sep 1999 10:46:25 +0200 |
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>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Underwood <steveu@infowebtelecom.com> writes:
Steve> Jes Sorensen wrote: >> So you add more PCI busses.
Steve> Of course that is exactly when the 66MHz PCI machines have to Steve> do. You see a row of 66MHz PCI connectors, but they are Steve> actually broken into several small busses. More busses means Steve> more drivers and wiring. That means more cost. That means 66MHz Steve> doesn't go mainstream. Sad, ain't it?
Not really, multiple busses means you actually get the bandwidth for the cards. Then again, it all depends on what you want, I am quite happy that Intel ditched the stupid AGP bus on their 440GX+ motherboard in favor of two 66MHz PCI slots.
Jes
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