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architecture (see Figure 6-22) in the early 1990s, and the PC expansion bus

was never again the same. Intel made many smart moves with PCI, not the

least of which was releasing PCI to the public domain to make PCI very

attractive to manufacturers. PCI provided a wider, faster, more flexible

alternative than any previous expansion bus. The exceptional technology of

the new bus, combined with the lack of a price tag, made manufacturers

quickly drop older buses and adopt PCI.

Figure 6-22 PCI expansion bus slots

PCI really shook up the PC world with its capabilities. The original PCI

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