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Re: [oc] Simplistic Board
It looks a nice project
--- dvogel@intercarve.net wrote:
> I know the demand isn't huge, but it would be nice
> to see a simplistic
> motherboard (preferrably x86, for the cheap add-on
> cards) with nothing but the
> bare essentials.
>
> No serial, parallel, ps2, or usb ports. No video, no
> sound, no disk controllers,
> "no nothing". Basically just a processor socket,
> memory slots, and a pci bus.
> These would made nice boards for hobby clusters and
> corporate and diskless
> workstations.
>
> If people wanted video, add a video card, if they
> want ethernet, add a nic, if
> they want sound, add a sound card, if they want a
> ps2 port for their keyboard,
> get a ps2 card, if their keyboard uses a mod-5 port,
> get a mod-5 port (do these
> exist or do they need to be on the mother board?), I
> think you get the idea.
>
> What do you think? Maybe let the visitors vote?
>
> --Drew Vogel
>
> --------------------------------
> http://webmail.intercarve.net/
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