A printed circuit board that contains logic circuits. Apple calls the motherboard in its Macintoshes the main logic board. See logic circuit and logic gate.
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
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- Blog posts 2008-08-25
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-23
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- Product reviews 2008-08-22
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