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Re:Linux 7.1 Removes Drivers for Bus Mouse Support by satiated_grue on Friday April 24, 2026 @03:01PM (#47894436)
There was at least one non-identical ISA slot:

https://www.lo-tech.co.uk/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer_XT_Syst... https://www.lo-tech.co.uk/understanding-pcxt-slot-8/

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Re:Linux 7.1 Removes Drivers for Bus Mouse Support by M95D on Friday April 24, 2026 @03:24PM (#47894683)
IBM was always special. :-) Aren't they the ones who invented the MCA bus abomination that required a floppy disk to configure each card?
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Re:Linux 7.1 Removes Drivers for Bus Mouse Support by trollbridge on Saturday April 25, 2026 @12:13AM (#47898580)
You may want to read up on the history of dip switches, jumpers, and plug and play a little bit more.
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Re:Linux 7.1 Removes Drivers for Bus Mouse Support by cestith on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @09:19AM (#47948012)
I used to have a couple of IBM EduQuest machines. The majority of the ISA slots were wrong-handed.
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