Fwd: Processor moves audio from ISA to PCI bus

["chefren" <chefren@pi.net>]

>      Processor moves audio from ISA to PCI bus 
> 
>      S3 Inc. has entered the mainstream audio market with the introduction of its SonicVibes audio processor. It is the
>      first single-chip processor to move audio acceleration from the ISA bus to the PCI bus. This represents a
>      substantial increase in performance as the PCI bus supports more than 100MB/s bandwidth compared to the
>      ISA bus, which supports only 6MB/s. 
> 
>      The SonicVibes provides 100 percent compatibility with SoundBlaster Pro games, DOS and Windows
>      applications as well as backward compatibility with the ISA bus. 
> 
>      Pricing starts at $30 each in volumes of 10,000 pieces. 
> 
>      Fax 1-408-9805444 
>      E-mail pcross@S3.com 
>      Web site http://www.S3.com
> 
> Source:
> http://www.asiansources.com/components/9703/ACTIVE2C.HTM#mi02


HM...

I thought only VGA devices had these compatiblity
features???

Can we expect COM1, COM2 and Parallel Port "over PCI" 
too???

+++chefren
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