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From: ccastd2@prism.gatech.EDU (Dale Phurrough)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Re: Microchannel Specs Wanted
Message-ID: <19577@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 12 Jan 91 20:43:06 GMT
References: <85TA02Rz04Ep01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com>
Organization: Knights of the Coaxial Cabal, Behavioral Engineering Division
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jnb10@ccc.amdahl.com (Joe Boucher) writes:

>I am looking for as much technical info as I can get on Microchannel.

>I have a 55 SX and would like to build some interface boards. Is the
>information itself licensed by IBM, or is it freely available as it is
>with the AT bus? I can't seem to get an answer from IBM reps as to whether
>or not the info is in the Technical Ref Manual.

>Does anyone have any suggestions for any books that might have complete
>specs (enough to design from), or anywhere else that I might try.

>Thanks in advance.
>Joe Boucher

I thought the whole deal with Microchannel was that the specs were patented
by IBM nothing...including wiring info could be gotten without paying IBM
a hugh lump.  Yousee IBM screwed up by not doing the same thing with ISA.
Company after company copied their standard and IBM lost out.

Although...I could be wrong!

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