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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1996
Stanford W Crane, Jr, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Maria M Portuondo, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Willard Erickson, San Jose, CA (US);
Maurice Bizzarri, Palo Alto, CA (US);
The Panda Project, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
A computer system includes a first passive backplane having a local bus, a memory bus, and peripheral bus. The computer system includes a first printed circuit board having a microprocessor, and connected to the local bus and to the memory bus. The computer system includes a second printed circuit board having a memory and connected to the memory bus. The computer system also includes a third printed circuit board having a peripheral controller, and connected to the local bus and to the peripheral bus The disclosed computer system further includes a second backplane. The second backplane is connected to the first passive backplane through a connector, where at least one of the local and peripheral buses extends from the first passive backplane to the second backplane through the connector. The computer system also includes a plurality of peripheral slots located on the second backplane and connected to the peripheral bus.