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From: gil@limbic.UUCP (Gil Kloepfer Jr.)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general
Subject: Re: Comments on installing video board
Summary: It's a chip!
Keywords: taking 3b1 apart
Message-ID: <571@limbic.UUCP>
Date: 13 Oct 89 05:07:04 GMT
References: <2212@cbnewsl.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: gil@limbic.UUCP (Gil Kloepfer Jr.)
Organization: ICUS Software Systems, Islip, NY
Lines: 22

In article <2212@cbnewsl.ATT.COM> wtr@moss.ATT.COM writes:
>on the front right side of the motherboard, right next to
>the volume adjustment, was a piece of plastic with a bunch
>of pins attached to it.  this was inserted into a socket on
>the motherboard.  it looked like about a 24-pin socket.
>brians figures have this position labeled as "network
>communications" or something of that sort.
>
>what is this for (or was it for, considering there's
>nothing there)?
>Bill Rankin
>email address:		...!att!moss!wtr

This is the network/dialer CHIP!  Yes Bill, it's a CHIP, not just a piece
of plastic!  It's definitely a funny-looking IC, but it serves several
purposes, among which is control all the phone stuff and provide the
BEEP you hear when you hit control-G.

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