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From: spraggs@mprvaxa.UUCP (John Spraggs)
Newsgroups: net.micro.16k
Subject: Re: National's ICM-3216 Board Set
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Date: Mon, 12-May-86 12:00:46 EDT
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Posted: Mon May 12 12:00:46 1986
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The 3216 is available with System V presently.  Rumours do
include the possibility of 4.2.

The data/address expansion buss between the CPU and memory boards
is proprietary.  I don't know if OEMs will be making use of it.

An I/O buss called 'Mini-bus' has had sufficient information 
released to allow designers of add-on graphics boards, etc. to
proceed with design.  It would appear to be a fledgling standard.

The SCSI mass storage interface is the most 'standard' of the lot.


			John Spraggs