Title: Socket on 030 board nearest NextBus?
Post by: pl212 on November 05, 2011, 11:53:57 PM
Post by: pl212 on November 05, 2011, 11:53:57 PM
Can anyone remind me what the socket is on an 030 motherboard, right next to to the NextBus connector?
Title: Re: Socket on 030 board nearest NextBus?
Post by: cubist on November 06, 2011, 01:36:31 AM
Post by: cubist on November 06, 2011, 01:36:31 AM
Quote from: "pl212"Can anyone remind me what the socket is on an 030 motherboard, right next to to the NextBus connector?
That would be for the NextBus Interface Chip. Early system boards didn't always get one.
Title: Socket on 030 board nearest NextBus?
Post by: pl212 on November 06, 2011, 01:39:18 AM
Post by: pl212 on November 06, 2011, 01:39:18 AM
Thanks! So does this affect the ability of this 030 board to use other add-in boards? (Not like there were very many...)
Title: Socket on 030 board nearest NextBus?
Post by: gtnicol on November 06, 2011, 08:27:29 AM
Post by: gtnicol on November 06, 2011, 08:27:29 AM
Yep, it's needed if you want it to work with other boards.