Multibus
Sign in to savethumb|Multibus I CPU card from a Sun-2 workstation thumb|Intel iSBC 386/116 Multibus II Single Board Computer with VLSI Technology|VLSI A82389 as Multibus Controller Multibus is a computer bus standard used in industrial systems. It was developed by Intel Corporation and was adopted as the IEEE 796 bus.
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- Multibus architecture
- Multibus standards
- Versions
- Multibus I
- Multibus II
- Historical uses
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Multibus I CPU card from a Sun-2 workstation thumb|Intel iSBC 386/116 Multibus II Single Board Computer with VLSI Technology|VLSI A82389 as Multibus Controller Multibus is a computer bus standard used in industrial systems. It was developed by Intel Corporation and was adopted as the IEEE 796 bus.
The Multibus specification was a robust industry standard with a relatively large form factor, allowing complex devices to be designed on it. Because it was well-defined and well-documented, a Multibus-compatible industry grew around it, with many companies making card cages and enclosures for it. Many others made CPU, memory, and other peripheral boards. In 1982, there were over 100 Multibus board and systems manufacturers. This allowed complex systems to be built from commercial off-the-shelf hardware, and also allowed companies to innovate by designing a proprietary Multibus board, then integrate it with another vendor's hardware to create a complete system.