On 2000-10-11 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>>I believe that all PS/2 computers are in the AT class.
>Incorrect...Most PS/2 keyboards have what they call a "Mini-Din"
>connector, which is about half the size of an actual AT connector...
Yes, the PS/2 was an attempt by IBM to create their own "bus standard"
known as *Micro Channel" (or MCA). It wasn't as successful as the
ISA standard, however, and they eventually stopped making them. They
apparently returned to the ISA standard again (with PCs) when they
introduced the PS/1, PC/ValuePoint systems (in the early '90s), etc.,
although they claim their *real* reason for discontinuing MCA was the
superior PCI bus.
Jerry [o:--] "The" IBM AT/5170 model 319 [--^~---] 9600kbps/30M HD
*1986 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| [ =====_] 512k RAM - 8MHz
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