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From: Rick Kelly <rmk@rmkhome.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc
Subject: Re: MicroChannel support ?
Date: 24 May 1997 03:39:44 GMT
Organization: The Man With Ten Cats
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In comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Richard L. Lamb <rll@netcom.com> wrote:
: I'd really be interested in your source for your statements. On April 15,
: IBM announced the J50 and R50, both Microchannel. Of course, it is possible
: to argue that they're not really new models, but enhancements of the
: previous R and J series. But the 595, which I would consider a new
: model, was introduced last October 8.
: To me, it looks like IBM is currently developing both PCI and Microchannel
: systems.
The local salesperson makes it sound like they are downplaying MCA.
Probably makes more money selling PCI machines.
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