Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/disk/fd fd.c fdc.h

[Francois Tigeot <ftigeot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 08:34:57PM -0400, Matt Emmerton wrote:
> > Gergo Szakal wrote:
> > > On Mon, 21 May 2007 18:57:29 +0200
> > > Erik Wikström <erik-wikstrom@telia.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Isn't it about time to drop support for floppies soon?
> > >
> > > No, floppies are still great, especially on legacy hardware.
> > >
> > Yeah indeed, but I would drop (E)ISA bus support and hardware that uses
> > (E)ISA. I haven't seen anyone use it for a looong time.
> 
> EISA is long dead and can go away
> ISA is still used on modern hardware -- anything without USB mouse/keyboard
> uses ISA under the covers, along with other stuff.

And you can still buy modern machines with real ISA expansion slots. Core2 Duo
PCs with ISA slots seem a bit weird, but they exist.

-- 
Francois Tigeot