An earlier network of PCI buses that provided up to 512 slots for PCI boards. It linked up to 128 PCI buses via a 16-bit dual counter-rotating ring that operated at 266 MHz to achieve a 4.25 GBytes/sec aggregate throughput.
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- Blog posts 2008-11-13
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- Blog posts 2008-11-13
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- Blog posts 2008-11-10
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- Discussion threads 2008-11-07
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- News items 2008-11-07
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- Discussion threads 2008-11-06
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- Product reviews 2008-11-06
- My fantasy: Robocall, meet Do Not Call Registry
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- Discussion threads 2008-11-03
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- Discussion threads 2008-11-03
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- Blog posts 2008-10-31
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- Blog posts 2008-10-29
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- Blog posts 2008-10-28
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- Blog posts 2008-10-27
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- Product reviews 2008-10-24
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- Product reviews 2008-10-22
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- Discussion threads 2008-10-22
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- Blog posts 2008-10-22
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