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From: kim@mips.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Zorro standard??
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Date: Wed, 18-Jun-86 20:32:13 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 18 20:32:13 1986
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> All right folks . At least we now know the NAME of the new standard for the 
> expansion slot (I got it out of Amazing Computing issue 4) it is called
> ZORRO (dont want to know why) It evidently takes care of the first 86pins
> and leaves the other 14 for intercommmuniccation between the exapansion
> boxes,(should be a few neato applications there right?).

I don't have the spec in front of me at the moment, but as I recall several
of the "other 14" are spec'd as GND, one is the 7M clock (which must be
"synthesized" from two of the 86 pin signals), a couple more have specified
uses within the expansion box (BE* ?).  I believe that only three of the
14 are available for other uses ... something like RES6, RES7, and RES8
(though I may not have the signal names quite right).

Also, only the 86 pins go between boxes.

/kim
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