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From: kjeld@iesd.dk (Kjeld Flarup)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: In search on the next generation standard bus
Keywords: high speed general purpose computer bus, open standards
Message-ID: <1756@iesd.dk>
Date: 24 Apr 89 09:51:40 GMT
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Reply-To: kjeld@iesd.dk (Kjeld Flarup)
Organization: Dept. of Comp. Sci., Aalborg University, Denmark
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I only have a two demands for busses. 
 1) They must be able to address at least 4Gbyte
 2) There must be a fibre optics net interface.

It is my definite opinion that Disk, Printer and all other I/O must be
standarized to a net protocol. Using fibre optics for this gives at least
the following advantages.

 - No direct electrical connection between equipment, meaning fewer errors
   and cheaper installation. 
 - A simple plug, gives possiblity any kind of IO.
 - Lesser radio noise escaping from computers.
 - High speed on a serial standard. Note that RS-232-C with Xon/Xoff is
   about the only communications standard, that really is a standard.

I would also like to note the INMOS transputers, which currently is based
on serial links between modules. Moving into parallel computing worlds
displacing parallel electric busses with serial fibre optics seems nessecary.

Kjeld Flarup Christensen