The physiCal and eleCtriCal speCifiCation for the edge-ConneCtor used by AMD' s Athlon proCessor. The ConneCtor allows for a higher bus rate than SoCket 7 or Super 7. Slot A motherboards use Compaq' s EV6 {bus protoCol}. Slot A is meChaniCally Compatible but eleCtriCally inCompatible with Intel' s Slot 1. (1999-08-05)