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From: scott@labtam.labtam.oz (Scott Colwell)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: I always thought there was something burning in that computer...
Message-ID: <5836@labtam.labtam.oz>
Date: 7 Jan 91 05:36:49 GMT
Organization: Labtam Australia, Melbourne, Australia
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The following was seen in the Nov/Dec issue of "Microcomputer Solutions", an
Intel publication.  The article was on designing machines using the 486.
(emphasis is mine)

	"System performance is also dependent upon the speed of peripheral
devices. The speed of standard bus architectures is fixed to maintain
_combustibility_. However, the new standard buses (EISA and MCA) allow ..."

So does ISA stand for Industry Standard Arsonist ?

(perhaps this is a good anecdote for what can happen when you use an
automated spelling checker)

-- 
Scott Colwell
Senior Design Engineer
Labtam Australia		net:	scott@labtam.oz.au
Melbourne, Australia 		phone:	+61-3-587-1444