List of computer bus interfaces

This is a partial list of expansion bus interfaces, or expansion card slots, for installation of expansion cards.

Bus interfaces

Interface name Year introduced Connector Max transfer Main use Notes
CAMAC1972Processor independentIndustry use.
S-10019742×50 2.54 mm card edgeDesigned around Intel 8080 but used with other processors tooHomebrew and industry use.
VME1981DIN 4161210 MByte/sMotorola 68000 basedIndustry use.
STEbus1983DIN 41612 a+c rows?Processor independent basedIndustrial quality bus, 8-bit data / 20-bit address. Eurocard sized.
Acorn system bus1979DIN 41612 a+b rows?6502 based8-bit data / 16-bit address.
ISA-81981 [1]2×31 2.54 mm1.99 MByte/s [2]IBM PCWidespread.
ISA-161984 [3]2×31 + 2×18 2.54 mm3.97 MByte/s [4]IBM ATWidespread.
Amiga Zorro II1985 [5]2×50 2.54 mm3.56 MByte/sAmigaAuto configuration.
EISA1988 [6]20 MByte/sIBM clones32-bit version of ISA-16 more or less.
NuBus198740 MByte/sNeXT, Macintosh II
Amiga Zorro III1990 [7]2×50 2.54 mm150 MByte/sAmigaMultiplexed 32-bit.
PDS1990Macintosh LC
PCI-32/331993 [8]133 MByte/sWidespread.
PCI Express2004 [9]250 MByte/sP2P highspeed PCI.


See also

References

  1. ↑ wiki: Industry Standard Architecture
  2. ↑ Programmed I/O 4 cycles at 8.33 MHz: '(8*8330000*(1/4))/(8*2**20)
  3. ↑ wiki: Industry Standard Architecture
  4. ↑ '(16*8330000*(1/4))/(8*2**20)
  5. ↑ Introduction year of the A1000
  6. ↑ wiki: Extended Industry Standard Architecture
  7. ↑ Introduction year of the A3000
  8. ↑ wiki: Conventional PCI
  9. ↑ wiki: PCI Express
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