More old stuff incoming

Maciej W. Rozycki macro at linux-mips.org
Wed Dec 19 19:50:16 CST 2018


On Wed, 19 Dec 2018, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:

> >> Really? Show me one that is 1) in current production, 2) offers the
> >> full ISA bus (not just some decoded address lines and 8 data lines),
> >> 3) plugs into a PCI slot.
> >> Christian
> > 
> > Surprised no one has used something like an ATMega or cheap USB
> > connected ARM to build a USB to ISA adapter with tie in to DOSBox or
> > some other emulator.
> > 
> 
> For what it's worth, I've never seen an ISA to USB or ISA to PCI
> "bridge" implementation that was fully functional--and that includes P4
> and later motherboards using a bridge chip.  I've been round the block
> with a couple of motherboard vendors.

 I don't know how functional their solutions are and I've never had any of 
their products nor I have anything to do with them, but I've had this 
link: <http://www.arstech.com/> in my bookmarks just in case since 2005.  
I guess if they have been in that business for so long now, they must have 
been doing things right.

 HTH,

  Maciej


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