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Intel PRO 100 Intelligent Server Adapter with i960
Intel PRO 100 Intelligent Server Adapter with Intel i960.
This is a rare Network-Card with a dedicated I/O-Processor - a part of the I2O System.
Intelligent Input/Output (I2O) is a defunct computer input/output (I/O) specification. I2O emerged from Intel in the mid 1990s with the publication of the I2O specification in 1996 by the Intelligent I/O Special Interest Group. I2O was originally designed to make use of the Intel i960 microprocessor as the I/O offload engine, bringing channel I/O to the PC.
For more info about I2O look at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I2O
For more pictures of vintage PC-Cards and Mainboards look at Vintage Computer PC Cards and Mainboards
Intel PRO 100 Intelligent Server Adapter with i960
Intel PRO 100 Intelligent Server Adapter with Intel i960.
This is a rare Network-Card with a dedicated I/O-Processor - a part of the I2O System.
Intelligent Input/Output (I2O) is a defunct computer input/output (I/O) specification. I2O emerged from Intel in the mid 1990s with the publication of the I2O specification in 1996 by the Intelligent I/O Special Interest Group. I2O was originally designed to make use of the Intel i960 microprocessor as the I/O offload engine, bringing channel I/O to the PC.
For more info about I2O look at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I2O
For more pictures of vintage PC-Cards and Mainboards look at Vintage Computer PC Cards and Mainboards