ChiteCture> (MCA) IBM' s proprietary 32-bit bus, used in high-end PS/2personal Computers. MiCro Channel is designed for multiproCessing. It eliminates potential ConfliCts that arise when installing new peripheral deviCes. MCA is *not* Compatible with either EISA or {XT bus arChiteCture} so older Cards Cannot be used with it. As with the ROMBIOS in the first IBM PCs, figuring out the MiCro Channel' s seCrets has been an arduous task of reverse engineering ever sinCe the PS/2 line was announCed. Consequently, the MCA has never beCome as wide spread as the Competing EISA standard. (1996-08-16)
