Is this burst module compatible with the m919 ?

IMO no pentium cache chip is compatible with 486 architecture. Pentium burst cache is synchronous. 486 cache is asynchronous (I think except one ultrarare chipset vendor, which stated pipeline burst support in the future, but IMO was never developed 😁)

pc2005 wrote on Yesterday, 01:36:

IMO no pentium cache chip is compatible with 486 architecture. Pentium burst cache is synchronous. 486 cache is asynchronous (I think except one ultrarare chipset vendor, which stated pipeline burst support in the future, but IMO was never developed 😁)

Do you think PC Chips used the COAST-like slot so that it would visually appear closer to a Pentium board?

Definitely 😁

Also if the slot is the same (pin count) part as in Pentium, it would be cost efficient.

pc2005 wrote on Yesterday, 01:50:

Definitely 😁

Also if the slot is the same (pin count) part as in Pentium, it would be cost efficient.

Re-using slot components happened a few times. IIRC the Microchannel socket (the physical socket, not the electrical arrangement) got re-used for Vesa Local Bus. The Athlon slot socket was the same as the Intel slot, just rotated 180 degrees (and of course electically incompatible). Cyrix’s PGA MediaGX socket is Socket 7 with completely different pinout.

It was apparently common to use already-made physical hardware in new ways to save costs.

Still goes on I guess, USB 3.0 cables are used for PCIe risers.