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>Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO</TITLE
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CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.7"><LINK
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TITLE="Introduction"
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>Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO</H1
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CLASS="AUTHOR"
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NAME="AEN5"
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>Steven Pritchard</A
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CLASS="AFFILIATION"
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CLASS="ORGNAME"
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> <A
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HREF="http://www.silug.org/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>Southern Illinois Linux Users
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Group</A
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> /
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HREF="http://www.kspei.com/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>K&S Pritchard Enterprises,
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Inc.</A
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<BR></SPAN
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CLASS="ADDRESS"
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> <TT
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HREF="mailto:steve@silug.org"
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>steve@silug.org</A
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>3.2.4<BR></SPAN
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CLASS="COPYRIGHT"
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HREF="ln22.html"
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>Copyright</A
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> © 2001-2007 Steven Pritchard</P
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CLASS="COPYRIGHT"
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HREF="ln22.html"
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>Copyright</A
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> © 1997-1999 Patrick Reijnen</P
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CLASS="PUBDATE"
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> 2007-05-22
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<BR></P
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CLASS="ABSTRACT"
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NAME="AEN25"
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><P
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> This document attempts to list most of the hardware known to be
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either supported or unsupported under Linux.
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</P
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><HR></DIV
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><DL
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><DT
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><B
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>Table of Contents</B
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><DT
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>1. <A
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HREF="intro.html"
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>Introduction</A
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><DT
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>1.1. <A
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HREF="intro.html#BINARY-ONLY"
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>Notes on binary-only drivers</A
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><DT
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>1.2. <A
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HREF="intro.html#AEN37"
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>Notes on proprietary drivers</A
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><DT
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>1.3. <A
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HREF="intro.html#ARCH"
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>System architectures</A
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><DT
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>1.4. <A
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HREF="intro.html#RELATED"
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>Related sources of information</A
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>1.5. <A
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HREF="intro.html#AEN92"
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>Known problems with this document</A
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>1.6. <A
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HREF="intro.html#AEN112"
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>New versions of this document</A
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><DT
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>1.7. <A
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HREF="intro.html#FEEDBACK"
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>Feedback and corrections</A
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><DT
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>1.8. <A
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HREF="intro.html#AEN120"
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>Acknowledgments</A
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><DT
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>1.9. <A
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HREF="intro.html#AEN130"
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>Revision History</A
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><DT
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>2. <A
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HREF="motherboards.html"
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>Computers/Motherboards/BIOS</A
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>2.1. <A
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HREF="motherboards.html#AEN256"
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>Specific system/motherboard/BIOS</A
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><DT
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>2.2. <A
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HREF="motherboards.html#AEN325"
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>Unsupported</A
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><DT
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>3. <A
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HREF="laptops.html"
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>Laptops</A
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><DD
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><DT
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>3.1. <A
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HREF="laptops.html#AEN373"
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>Specific laptops</A
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><DT
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>3.2. <A
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HREF="laptops.html#AEN405"
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>PCMCIA</A
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><DT
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>4. <A
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HREF="cpu.html"
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>CPU/FPU</A
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><DD
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>4.1. <A
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HREF="cpu.html#AEN414"
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>Intel</A
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>4.2. <A
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HREF="cpu.html#AEN417"
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>AMD</A
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><DT
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>4.3. <A
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HREF="cpu.html#AEN424"
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>Cyrix</A
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><DT
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>4.4. <A
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HREF="cpu.html#AEN438"
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>IDT</A
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>4.5. <A
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HREF="cpu.html#AEN442"
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>Transmeta</A
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><DT
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>4.6. <A
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HREF="cpu.html#AEN446"
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>Misc. notes</A
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><DT
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>5. <A
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HREF="memory.html"
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>Memory</A
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><DT
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>6. <A
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HREF="video.html"
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>Video cards</A
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><DD
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><DL
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><DT
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>6.1. <A
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HREF="video.html#AEN468"
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>XFree86</A
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><DT
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>6.2. <A
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HREF="video.html#AEN8841"
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>Kernel Framebuffer (fbdev)</A
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><DT
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>6.3. <A
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HREF="video.html#AEN8870"
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>SVGALIB (graphics for console)</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>7. <A
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HREF="ide.html"
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>Controllers (hard drive)</A
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><DD
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><DL
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><DT
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>7.1. <A
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HREF="ide.html#AEN8956"
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>Alpha, Beta drivers</A
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><DT
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>8. <A
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HREF="scsi.html"
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>Controllers (SCSI)</A
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>8.1. <A
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HREF="scsi.html#AEN8969"
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>Supported</A
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><DT
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>8.2. <A
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HREF="scsi.html#AEN9209"
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>Alpha, Beta drivers</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>8.3. <A
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HREF="scsi.html#AEN9234"
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>Unsupported</A
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><DT
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>9. <A
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HREF="raid.html"
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>SCSI RAID Controllers</A
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><DT
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>10. <A
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HREF="ideraid.html"
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>IDE RAID Controllers</A
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><DT
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>11. <A
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HREF="io.html"
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>Controllers (I/O)</A
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>12. <A
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HREF="multiport.html"
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>Controllers (multiport)</A
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><DL
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><DT
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>12.1. <A
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HREF="multiport.html#AEN9288"
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>Non-intelligent cards</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>12.2. <A
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HREF="multiport.html#AEN9328"
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>Intelligent cards</A
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><DT
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>13. <A
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HREF="nic.html"
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>Network adapters</A
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></DT
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><DD
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><DL
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><DT
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>13.1. <A
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HREF="nic.html#AEN9402"
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>Supported</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>13.2. <A
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HREF="nic.html#AEN9924"
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>Alpha, Beta drivers</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>13.3. <A
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HREF="nic.html#AEN9982"
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>Unsupported</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>14. <A
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HREF="sound.html"
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>Sound cards</A
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></DT
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><DD
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><DL
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><DT
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>14.1. <A
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HREF="sound.html#AEN10004"
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>Supported</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>14.2. <A
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HREF="sound.html#AEN10320"
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>Alpha, Beta drivers</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>14.3. <A
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HREF="sound.html#AEN10366"
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>Unsupported</A
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></DT
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></DL
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></DD
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><DT
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>15. <A
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HREF="disk.html"
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>Hard drives</A
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></DT
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><DD
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><DL
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><DT
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>15.1. <A
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HREF="disk.html#AEN10456"
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>Unsupported</A
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></DT
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></DL
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><DT
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>16. <A
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HREF="tape.html"
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>Tape drives</A
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></DT
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><DD
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><DL
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><DT
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>16.1. <A
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HREF="tape.html#AEN10465"
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>Supported</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>16.2. <A
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HREF="tape.html#AEN10478"
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>Alpha, Beta drivers</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>16.3. <A
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HREF="tape.html#AEN10492"
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>Unsupported</A
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></DT
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></DL
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></DD
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><DT
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>17. <A
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HREF="cdrom.html"
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>CD-ROM drives</A
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></DT
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><DD
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><DL
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><DT
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>17.1. <A
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HREF="cdrom.html#AEN10514"
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>Supported</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>17.2. <A
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HREF="cdrom.html#AEN10569"
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>Alpha, Beta drivers</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>17.3. <A
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HREF="cdrom.html#AEN10585"
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>Notes</A
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></DT
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></DL
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></DD
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><DT
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>18. <A
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HREF="cdr.html"
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>CD-Writers</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>19. <A
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HREF="dvd.html"
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>DVD drives</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>20. <A
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HREF="removable.html"
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>Removable drives</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>21. <A
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HREF="mice.html"
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>Mice</A
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></DT
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><DD
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><DL
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><DT
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>21.1. <A
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HREF="mice.html#AEN10700"
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>Supported</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>21.2. <A
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HREF="mice.html#AEN10722"
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>Alpha, Beta drivers</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>21.3. <A
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HREF="mice.html#AEN10729"
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>Notes</A
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></DT
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></DL
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></DD
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><DT
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>22. <A
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HREF="modems.html"
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>Modems</A
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><DT
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>23. <A
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HREF="printers.html"
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>Printers/Plotters</A
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></DT
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><DD
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><DL
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><DT
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>23.1. <A
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HREF="printers.html#AEN21650"
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>Ghostscript</A
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></DD
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><DT
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>24. <A
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HREF="scanners.html"
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>Scanners</A
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></DT
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><DD
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><DL
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><DT
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>24.1. <A
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HREF="scanners.html#AEN21810"
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>Supported</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>24.2. <A
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HREF="scanners.html#AEN21924"
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>Alpha, Beta drivers</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>24.3. <A
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HREF="scanners.html#AEN22037"
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>Unsupported</A
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></DT
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></DL
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></DD
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><DT
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>25. <A
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HREF="usb.html"
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>USB</A
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></DT
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><DD
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><DL
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><DT
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>25.1. <A
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HREF="usb.html#AEN22063"
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>Digital Cameras</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>25.2. <A
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HREF="usb.html#AEN22105"
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>Miscellaneous</A
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></DT
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></DL
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></DD
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><DT
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>26. <A
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HREF="ieee1394.html"
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>IEEE 1394 (FireWire/i.Link)</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>27. <A
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HREF="pcmcia.html"
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>PCMCIA/Cardbus cards</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>28. <A
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HREF="other.html"
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>Other hardware</A
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></DT
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><DD
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><DL
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><DT
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>28.1. <A
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HREF="other.html#AEN22144"
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>Amateur Radio</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>28.2. <A
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HREF="other.html#AEN22162"
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>VESA Power Savings Protocol (DPMS) monitors</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>28.3. <A
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HREF="other.html#AEN22167"
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>Touch screens</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>28.4. <A
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HREF="other.html#AEN22180"
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>Terminals on serial port</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>28.5. <A
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HREF="other.html#AEN22195"
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>Joysticks</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>28.6. <A
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HREF="other.html#AEN22286"
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>Video devices (capture boards, frame grabbers, TV tuners, etc.)</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>28.7. <A
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HREF="other.html#AEN22472"
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>Digital Camera</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>28.8. <A
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HREF="other.html#AEN22601"
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>UPS</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>28.9. <A
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HREF="other.html#AEN22634"
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>Multifunction boards</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>28.10. <A
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HREF="other.html#AEN22640"
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>Data acquisition</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>28.11. <A
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HREF="other.html#AEN22666"
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>Watchdog timer interfaces</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>28.12. <A
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HREF="other.html#AEN22679"
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