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- Path: sparky!uunet!dtint!usenet
- From: nevin@dtint.dtint.com
- Subject: Re: cube question
- Message-ID: <1992Dec12.205144.9205@dtint.uucp>
- Sender: usenet@dtint.uucp
- Reply-To: nevin@dtint.dtint.com
- Organization: Digital Technology, International
- References: <1992Dec11.210720.14373@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca>
- Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 20:51:44 GMT
- Lines: 43
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- In article <1992Dec11.210720.14373@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca>
- kenny@niagara.ucs.ualberta.ca (Kenny Leung) writes:
- > In article <BywxLx.Lvx@research.canon.oz.au>
- > greyham@research.canon.oz.au (Graham Stoney) writes:
- > the cards (CPU board,
- > > NeXTdimension board) all have edge connectors at their l
- > ower back that need to
- > > plug into the motherboard. Not to mention the power supply that has to
- > > Graham Stoney
- > > Canon Information Systems Research Australia (whew!)
- >
- > Just to clear this up, you don't have to plug power into the motherboard (it
- gets it off the backplane) and you don't have to plug the dimension board into
- the motherboard either. That's what the backplane is for.
- >
- > -------------
- > Kenny Leung
- > Campus Consultant
- > University of Alberta
- > kenny@niagara.ucs.ualberta.ca
- > audix x5537
-
- Huh?
-
- Just to clear this up, you plug the CPU card into one of the four slots of the
- motherboard. You also plug the ND board into one of the four slots of the
- motherboard. In other words, the motherboard IS the backplane!
-
- At least, that's what many hardware engineers will tell you... :-)
-
- Actually, I don't care what board you call "the motherboard"-- just be aware
- that there is a difference in accepted definitions for "motherboard" among
- different people and different professions.
-
- --
- Nevin Pratt, Digital Technology, Int'l Orem, Ut
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