'motherboard' etymology

[Fred Cisin]

On Mon, 29 Feb 2016, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> Didn't Intel use what it called "daugherboards" on some of its line of 
> Multibus products?  That is, the "offspring" products plugged into the 
> Multibus card, not the backplane.
> Am I remembering correctly?

And, could it be that SOME use of the word "motherboard" was originated to 
differentiate from "daughterboard", rather than intended to be a 
stand-alone term?


Those who hold that a "motherboard" had substantially more on it than a 
"backplane" should look at the "Godbout Motherboard Instructions"
http://www.classiccmp.org/cini/pdf/random/Godbout%20backplane%20manual.pdf