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ISA bus on newer computers

Are there companies that sell new computers that support old ISA bus expansion cards? We have an aging computer running DOS that operates some machinery via an ISA interface board. Updated versions of this board (e.g. PCI, USB) are not available,…
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How do home computer buses electrically put data on the wire?

In particular I'd like to know what schemes PCI Express, PCI and ISA use at the physical layer.
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What exactly is a PCI-ISA card?

So I got my brand new laptop in for repair, the second time already. They first replaced the system board and returned it to me... Still not working... Now it's been brought in for a second time and this time they're replacing the PCI-ISA card. All…
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How to access ISA device in Windows 10?

I have an ISA device which I want to use under Windows 10. It was working in Windows XP but now the customer wants to upgrade their hardware and Windows. I found this motherboard (MS-98A9) which features a legacy ISA slot. In the device manager I…
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Is it still possible to buy a new computer with ISA slots?

Possible Duplicate: ISA bus on newer computers Is it still possible to buy a new computer with ISA slots? Or are adapters available or some sort of solution to allow ISA cards to exist in a modern PC?
Andrew J. Brehm
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Multiple Servers, externally, through single IP

Let's say, I have a server that is directly connected to the internet (no firewall), and sits on 66.77.88.99 externally, and internally sits on 192.168.0.1. I have my domain's records set up so that mydomain.com points to my external IP. I also have…
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How to use ISA card on mainboards without ISA support?

I have a legacy machinery which has a control PC which belongs to 20 years ago (consider something like a Pentium 133/Pentium II). Since its motherboard is obsolete, I cannot find the equivalent motherboard to replace that on. My problem to find new…
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Byte addressable memory and ISA

I am trying to clear some confusion regarding instruction set architecture and how memory is accessed. Basically I know that in byte addressable memory, data is stored byte by byte either in big-endian or little-endian. Now if we have a 32 bit…
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Where can I find the instruction sets for Intel or AMD microprocessors?

I'm sorry if these are stupid questions or if they don't pertain to this website. I don't really know where else I could ask this. Okay first of all, I don't really understand how instruction sets on microprocessors work. Are they implemented…
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Where can I purchase a computer that accepts a full-length ISA card AND has a parallel port input?

I am doing some consulting work for a client who is trying to replace a very out of date outbound dialing program that was set up on a pair of Pentium-era tall desktops. The requirements for these computers are simple: they need to be very…
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simulator for ISA and Exchange server !

for educational purpose I need simulator for any version of ISA server and Exchange Server !!
Mr-Right
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Using VPN service through proxy server (ISA)

I have 10 users on my office network and don't want to setup VPN on each client's PC. Is it possible to configure VPN service (Hotspot Shield, Hidemyass or even I can setup my own VPN server on a dedicated server in a datacenter) in ISA (proxy…
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CISC and VLIW, and instruction and opcode

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instruction_set CISC processors include "complex" instructions in their instruction set. A single "complex" instruction does something that may take many instructions on other computers. Such instructions are…
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How to build a compact x86 / EISA / ISA architecture PC

This question is based on a previous question I asked (x86 based Retro/Nostalgia PC the size of a Raspberry Pi), and also I guess to some extent it fits in with this question regarding ISA bus on newer computers I'm still on the hunt for hardware…
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CPU instruction cycle

Why are there distinct instructions execution stages(fetch, decode,execute,store)? Aren't these parts of a CPU connected one after another? I have created a simple CPU in digital logic simulator and it simultaneously fetches, decodes and executes an…
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