>>  Gene Osburn writes:
>>
>>>I'm wondering if Nitro and TNT were Tsunami variations - anybody know...?
>>>Not terribly important, just curious.
>>  >
>
>Charlie replied,
>
>>Nitro (8500) boards have two extra ICs that handle video out capability not
>>found in TNT (7500-7600) mobos. Aside from that the two variants are
>>virtually identical.
>------------------------------------------------------------

to which Adrian querries:

>And what indicates they are variations of the Tsunami boards ?
>
>If anything ?


Tsunami 9500 mobos appear to have been a derivative of TNT/Nitro boards by
having an extra IC controlling another 3 PCI slots but the heirarchy is set
so the lower 3 PCI slots have the priority over the upper 3.

Charlie



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