Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ihwpt!knudsen From: knudsen@ihwpt.ATT.COM (mike knudsen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.m6809 Subject: Re: New MPI Keywords: compatible slots Message-ID: <2327@ihwpt.ATT.COM> Date: 17 Feb 88 19:01:06 GMT Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois Lines: 21 About the rumored new MPI: First, I'd be really amazed if was less than 95% compatible with the existing one. There's just too much software out there, including OS9 device drivers, that can't get broken. Individual hardware devices shouldn't be affected at all. In general, I think Tandy beats hell out of most other companies for compatibility and support, which isn't to say they're terrific, but they ain't crazy. My source says only 4 slots but two knockouts for daughter boards -- guess you saw that posting already. Forgot to say I SURE AS HELL HOPE THEY FIX THE INTERRUPT SYSTEM AND HAVE A MODE THAT BUSSES ALL FOUR SLOTS TOGETHER! Did I mention that the present interrupt system could, ah, stand improvement? -- Mike J Knudsen ...ihnp4!ihwpt!knudsen Bell Labs(AT&T) Delphi: RAGTIMER CIS: "Just say NO to MS-DOS!" "OS/2 == 1/2 of an OS"