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ISA, or Industry Standard Architecture, refers to both the 8bit, and 16bit expansion slots found on the [[IBM PC]],[[IBM XT]], and the [[IBM AT]].
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'''Industry Standard Architecture''' refers to both the 8-[[bit]], and 16-bit expansion slots found on the [[IBM PC]], [[IBM XT]], and the [[IBM AT]], and much copied on early [[IBM-compatible PC]]s. The 16-bit version used an extended [[backplane]] slot with a separated connector.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:06, 20 December 2018

16-bit ISA Slots

Industry Standard Architecture refers to both the 8-bit, and 16-bit expansion slots found on the IBM PC, IBM XT, and the IBM AT, and much copied on early IBM-compatible PCs. The 16-bit version used an extended backplane slot with a separated connector.