What's your coolest ISA card?( was Re: IBM 5150 PC)

From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
Date: Tue Aug 14 07:33:32 2001

> > I used to feel the same way when I was running a TRS-80 Model
> > 2000 and I'd see caching SCSI controllers that used the same 80186 as
> > a coprocessor on the board. There's something humbling about seeing
> > your main CPU relegated to coprocessor status!
>
> Remember when the Apple Laserwriter was more powerful than any of the
> computers that they sold to connect it to?

Yes, I found that highly amusing at the time...

-dq
 
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