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Date:      Fri, 21 Jan 2000 15:49:16 -0500 (EST)
From:      Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu>
To:        Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>
Cc:        FreeBSD-alpha mailing list <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: EISA bus on alpha?
Message-ID:  <14472.50661.495231.63616@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>
In-Reply-To: <20000121212718.A2032@yedi.iaf.nl>
References:  <20000121212718.A2032@yedi.iaf.nl>

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Wilko Bulte writes:
 > Question: /sys/conf/files.alpha and config lead me to believe the
 > EISA bus is not supported on alpha. Where does this leave EISA slot-equipped
 > alpha machines? EISA expansion cards appear out, but what if an ISA card
 > is stuck in an EISA slot? I guess the latter is also a no-go.
 > 
 > I wish to make a note about this in the alpha/HARDWARE.TXT
 > 

ISA cards in EISA slots work.  

I can even listen to music on my AS500 with its (isa) WSS sound card,
which hangs off the EISA bus.

Drew

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