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Russ Poffenberger <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 22 Nov 1999 10:59:08 -0800
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[log in to unmask] wrote:
> Is there any advantage in choosing a sound card in ISA or PCI form? My
> Tyan Trinity has plenty of slots of each type, and right now only one
> ISA slot is occupied (by a modem) and no PCI slots are occupied. (My
> video is in the AGP slot.)

My thoughts are if you plan to upgrade your system in the future, you should go
with PCI. More and more motherboards are coming out with only 1 or 2 slots, and
in some cases, no ISA slots. Soon I fear that ISA will go the way of the do-do
bird. By selecting PCI boards today, you ensure that you will still be able to
use it in a new system with few, or no ISA slots.


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Russ Poffenberger               Engineering Specialist
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