I'm Old But...

[PIEBALDconsult]

What's an ISA port? I can't even recognize a SCSI port.

[raddevus]

But do you know a EISA port when you see one -- and... Do you remember when EISA was used in PS/2[^] (which is not a playstation 2 device made by Sony, but a computer made by IBM)? :laugh:

[PIEBALDconsult]

ISA and EISA, sure, but not as ports, as connectors on the motherboard.

[obermd]

Isn't that the new docking ring on the ISS?

[Nagy Vilmos]

I know a Vintage Port when I drink one. [Today's is 2007, sometimes you just have to take what life throws at you]

veni bibi saltavi

[RickZeeland]

They serve excellent port at ISA! Isa Bistro | A Cozy Neighborhood Bistro[^] :-\

[raddevus]

PIEBALDconsult wrote:

but not as ports, as connectors on the motherboard

Yeah, I guess port isn't the exact best word. Here are some wordnik defs which probably describe port as an ok choice: noun A porthole. noun Archaic A cover for a porthole. noun An opening, as in a cylinder or valve face, for the passage of steam or fluid. noun A hole in an armored vehicle or a fortified structure for viewing or for firing weapons. noun An entrance to or exit from a data network. noun A connection point for a peripheral device. :)

[PIEBALDconsult]

A "header" then. FDD header, ISA header, EISA header. A motherboard may have an internal "USB header", but rarely an internal USB port.

[glennPattonPub]

Nice to see an old hand!

[raddevus]

Yeah, header is probably better term. :thumbsup:

[Daniel Pfeffer]

Any port in a storm.... (I seem to remember that gin was your poison)

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

[Test Tickle]

Would it not be more accurate to say ISA socket / ISA card (depending to which you are referring)? What was that small one "only designed for modems" apparently that suddenly appeared on mobos?

[glennPattonPub]

It's due to the fact I took off the side and Newbe's saw it and went 'whats that?'...