ISA-PCI Conversion possible? (About MS's PC 98 Specs)

From: SUPRDAVE <SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com>
Date: Sat Apr 4 06:03:58 1998

In a message dated 98-04-04 03:45:54 EST, you write:

<< OK.. I've been thinking about this for a while. ISA's going to die, at
 least according to MS's PC '98 specs. Knowing how most designers comply to
 MS's hardware design, it looks like ISA's future is dim. Now, on top of all
 the old ISA cards I've collected, I just got an AWE 64, and my scanner and
 PCMCIA cards are ISA-based. So, is it possible to make a device that will
 make an ISA card fit into a PCI socket? Is anyone making them? >>

this question seems to be similar to another problem; people want to use isa
cards in a mca machine, and it's just not possible. best just to keep a legacy
machine around since it seems there will always be isa cards around. gee,
gotta love that pc97 criteria. silent posting and no memory count? harrrrumph,
really good for problem determination! 8-\

david
Received on Sat Apr 04 1998 - 06:03:58 BST