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.
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Regards,
Feri.
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