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From: gordon@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (John Gordon)
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Subject: Re: ISA vs. EISA
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Date: 21 May 91 02:17:48 GMT
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kmmak@chopin.eng.uci.edu (K.-M. Mak) writes:


>	Do anyone out there know the meaning of ISA and EISA?  What are
>their differences?  Which one is better?
>	Thanks in advance.

	ISA: Industry Standard Architecture.
	EISA: Extended (Enhanced?) Industry Standard Architecture.

	Both of these terms refer to the expansion slots on your motherboard.
ISA allows 8- and 16-bit cards, EISA allows 32-bit cards.  EISA is faster,
more efficient, and generally better.  However, it costs more, and there are
not that many cards available for EISA.  Unless you have some special
purpose in mind, i'd stick with ISA for now.

John