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Re: [RFC] Some updates to the installation guide



Jérémy Bobbio <lunar@debian.org> writes:

> commit 106eb89ff5d286f43d0905b266b3aaae4d53d7f1
> Author: Jérémy Bobbio <lunar@debian.org>
> Date:   Sun Aug 24 09:49:37 2008 +0000
>
>     Remove MCA, VLB; add PCIe in i386 bus list
>
> diff --git a/manual/en/hardware/supported/i386.xml b/manual/en/hardware/supported/i386.xml
> index 60a2b71..f53eab4 100644
> --- a/manual/en/hardware/supported/i386.xml
> +++ b/manual/en/hardware/supported/i386.xml
> @@ -69,10 +69,8 @@ be easily used by most Debian packages; now they can.
>  
>  The system bus is the part of the motherboard which allows the CPU to
>  communicate with peripherals such as storage devices.  Your computer
> -must use the ISA, EISA, PCI, the Microchannel Architecture (MCA, used
> -in IBM's PS/2 line), or VESA Local Bus (VLB, sometimes called the VL
> -bus).  Essentially all personal computers sold in recent years use one
> -of these.
> +must use the ISA, EISA, PCI, PCIe.  Essentially all personal computers sold in
> +recent years use one of these.
>  
>  </para>
>     </sect3>

The result would read: Your computer must use the ISA, EISA, PCI, PCIe.
Which sounds strange to me (though English isn't my native tongue).
I'd prefer: Your computer must use the ISA, EISA, PCI or PCIe bus standard.
-- 
Regards,
Feri.


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