User transparent system using any one of a family of processors

Details User transparent system using any one of a family of processors User transparent system using any one of a family of processors

1996-11-06

1998-11-10

Bowler, Alyssa H.

39580034, 39580037, 395830, 395836, 395527, G06F 9455

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ABSTRACT:
A digital computer system having a socket capable of accepting any one of a family of processors, the family being defined as those processors having commonality of their respective basic input/output system code. Each processor has assigned pins for conducting specified signals, the pins engaging the socket. There is dissimilarity between at least two of the processors of correspondence where at least one of the specified signals, of one of the processors, is assigned to a different pin from the other processors. When such dissimilarity is present, the signal is redirected to the appropriate designated pin for the particular type of processor.

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