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From: joe@amos.ucsd.edu.ling.ucsd.edu (Joe)
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Subject: Re: Un-Obsoleting the SE
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Date: 10 Apr 90 15:12:07 GMT
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In article <1990Apr10.021412.17885@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> dan@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Dan Schwarz) writes:
>One of the reasons that slots are a good thing, is that they allow you to 
>expand the capabilities of your system in a way the manufacturer never
>intended.  That's why the Apple II, IBM-PC, and Mac II are such popular
>architectures, and the Mac Plus seems doomed to oblivion.

	I am sorry to have to say anything good about an IBM-compatible
	(yuck!) here, but here goes anyway:

	I got to work with an Amdek 286 the other day, and when I
	cracked it open, I noticed that its motherboard was in fact
	but one of several cards installed in the computers slots.
	That's right! A card! There was _no_ traditional mother board.

	I am not sure what implication this has on bussing and other
	issues, but otherwise it occured to me that this was a very
	good idea indeed. Say you want to upgrade to a 486: no problem!
	Swap the board.

	Now, Apple's architecture is a bit large for a card. But with
	developing technology, who knows? Computers are obsoleting 
	themselves faster and faster these days, and manufacturers 
	are absolutely going to have to provide an easy route for 
	expansion. Either now, or soon. Otherwise, as the pace
	picks up, we user will freak out.

	In fact, I'm frothing at the mouth. Slobber. Slobber. :-)

Joe.

(disclaimer: I hate IBMs!)
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