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Re:80286 ATX mainboard based on the IBM 5170 AT PC by Gormo on Wednesday November 13, 2024 @04:52PM (#42130460)
> One major aspect of PCI which I do respect is it's incredible backwards compatibility. I still use a 20 year old Adaptec PCI SCSI card via an adapter carrier in in my latest PC (drivers were fun but it works).

Motherboards with PCI slots are becoming rarer and rarer though. Most modern boards only seem to have PCI Express.

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Re:80286 ATX mainboard based on the IBM 5170 AT PC by rasz on Wednesday November 13, 2024 @08:16PM (#42132133)
$20 PCIe to PCI Adapters get you back in the game.
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