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Re:80286 ATX mainboard based on the IBM 5170 AT PC by toast0 on Wednesday November 13, 2024 @03:25AM (#42123961)
Definitely. Sharing was better than not being able to use your slots when you ran out of IRQs, but sharing wasn't great. The idea of wiring 4 IRQs to the slot and let the card/driver pick was good, but the reality wasn't great if your motherboard just tied all 4 to the same pin on the interrupt controller.

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