Computer
AssigneeForce Computers GmbH
InventorIstvan Vadasz
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Abstract
Disclosed is a computer having a plurality of adapter cards which are insertable in adjacent bus segments, which are routed interleaved in the middle of a backplane and standard connectors are provided with connections alternating between the two bus segments. Both bus segments are connected to each other by a bridge circuit which includes at least one CPU adapter card. The invention is characterized by two bridge members each of which has an I/O unit and a CPU unit which are fixedly connected to each other. They are insertable in the bus segments with the I/O units inserted in one bus segment and the CPU units inserted in the other bus segment.
Claims12
A computer having a plurality of adapter cards which are insertable in a plurality of adjacent bus segments, wherein a bridge circuit connects the bus segments to each other and includes at least one CPU adapter card, wherein the bridge circuit includes two dual-slot bridge members each of which has an I/O unit and a CPU unit which are fixed to each other, the dual slot bridge members being insertable in the bus segments, wherein the I/O units are insertable in one bus segment and the CPU units are insertable in the other bus segment, and wherein an overlapping routing of signal lines of the bus segments makes the use of identical connectors at all positions possible.
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