Micro channel architecture mca is a proprietary 32 and 16bit bus developed for ibms ps2 computers. The terms micro channel, micro channel architecture, or just mca, all refer to the same thing. The micro channel architecture requires a unique pos id number for each model of video. By clicking accept, you understand that we use cookies to improve your experience on our website. It is also responsible for providing a local bus interface to the geometry subsystem which is compatible with the sgi private bus. Benefits of the microchannel architecture include programmable option select pos, support for multiple busmasters, advanced interrupt handling, better grounding and bus arbitration. This one bus architecture covers an entire line of computing products, from pcs to mainframes. Pdf this paper provides an overview of microservices architecture and implementation patterns. Short for extended industry standard architecture, eisa. Mca was a distinct break from previous bus architectures such as industry standard architecture. Hpc clusters using infiniband on ibm power systems servers. In 1988, intel developed its version of the mca chip, known as the i82310. The mca bus never became widely used and has since been fazed out of the desktop computers.
This document contains a specification for a standardized interface to xga video modes and. Introduced in 1987, the mca was designed to replace the smaller at and industry standard architecture isa. Technologies inc s7e a eolfillb dd0md65 0fe,2 hchp 82c576 micro channel bus interface a t 5233ss 82c576 micro channel bus interface the. Developed by ibm for its line of ps2 desktop computers, micro channel architecture is an interface between a computer or multiple computers and its expansion cards and their associated devices. The pin connections in mca are smaller than other bus interfaces. Hpc clusters using infiniband on ibm power systems servers october 2009 international technical support organization sg24776700. Media in category micro channel architecture the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Micro channel architecture definitions an ibm bus standard. Formerly american document management, glossary of terms, now 5i solutions glossary.
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