Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 17:06:33 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: wc.bulte@chello.nl Cc: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>, Michael Bacarella <mbac@nyct.net>, FreeBSD hackers list <FreeBSD-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Comments on Athlon [motherboards] sought.. Message-ID: <39417879.10083937@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006091356580.18556-100000@bsd1.nyct.net> <200006091838.LAA04120@mass.cdrom.com> <20000609210006.A25022@freebie.wbnet>
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Wilko Bulte wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 11:38:54AM -0700, Mike Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > Ugh. I was suprised that I couldn't find an Asus K7V without a stupid AMR
> > > slot, especially since I only heard good things about the board
> > > itself. I made an honest attempt but just ended up ordering it
> > > anyway. I've tried to figure out what that slot does but I've only come
> > > across market-speak.
> > >
> > > What does it do?
> >
> > It conects to the AC97 modem codec in the VIA chipset; you put the modem
> > line interface on a card and stick it in there. ie. it's a neat way to
> > again reduce the cost of a WinModem.
>
> And a horrible way to loose valuable PCB real estate that could have housed a
> PCI/ISA slot. A modem line interface on an L-shaped 'blech' with a cable
> to the mom board would be better IMHO. Would allow the owner to throw
> it away and put PCI/ISA expansion on the machine ;)
Ah, the K7V already has as many PCI slots as you can drive off the existing
bridge, and who wants ISA slots these days? Oh, there is the WaveLan ISA
card I need...
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Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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