Questions tagged [isa]
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Does operating system differ based on ISA or based on microarchitecture?
If an operating system is developed, say for instance 'Linux', will that be written slightly differently where needed (profiled) for different microarchitecture (Intel Pentium and AMD Athlon)?
I see ...
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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 ...
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An old IBM SureOne POS Terminal - Need some answers
I picked up an old IBM SureOne POS Terminal for a whopping 50 British Pennies!
I have never owned a computer from this era, and because of the lack of documentation online, I have had it for months ...
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Byte addressable memory and ISA [closed]
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-...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Where can I find the instruction sets for Intel or AMD microprocessors? [closed]
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 ...
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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 ...
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Is it still possible to buy a new computer with ISA slots? [duplicate]
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 ...
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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 ...
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Where can I purchase a computer that accepts a full-length ISA card AND has a parallel port input? [closed]
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 !!
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ISA bus on newer computers [closed]
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 ...