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DescriptionAn electrical connection which allows two or more wires or lines to be connected together. Typically, all circuit cards receive the same information that is put on the Bus. Only the card the informations is "addressed" to will use that data. This is convenient so that a circuit card may be plugged in "anywhere on the Bus."

All computers and most telephone systems use buses of some type. Computer buses are typically open. Telephone system buses are typically closed.

EISA (4)
HIPPI (7)
EIDE (5)
Fibre Channel (9)
ISA (2)
IEEE 1394 (11)
AGP (4)
I2O (3)
I2C (5)

MCA (8)
PCI (4)
PCI Express (11)
USB (15)
PCMCIA (6)
SCSI (84)
RS-232 (6)
VME (5)

Buses

Bus-net (Site) - The online publication for designers and builders of bus/board-based systems.
The Hardware Book (Site) - Provides circuits, pinouts, cable and adapter descriptions plus other technical information.
Technical Committee T13 AT Attachment (Site) - Responsible for all interface standards relating to the popular AT Attachment (ATA) storage interface utilized as the disk drive interface on most personal and mobile computers today.
Leroy's Engineering Web Site (Site) - Containing detailed interface bus standards and engineering design information.
Computer Architecture : What is a Bus? (Site) - The basic computer bus is explained and information is provided regarding ISA, PCI, MCA, EISA, VESA, and VL-Bus architecture.
ATA-ATAPI.com (Site) - Offers information about ATA and ATAPI devices. Also provides drivers and historical information.
Beyond Logic (Site) - Includes detailed information on USP, serial ports (RS-232), parallel ports (SPP/ECP/EPP/IEEE1284) and device drivers.
PC/104 Supplier Link Page (Site) - Provides links to many PC/104 embedded computing vendors with descriptions of the company's offerings.
The I/O Bus (Site) - This article covers bus, its history and status, PCI, EISA, MCA, bus mastering, plug and play, and the bleeding edge. From Introduction to PC Hardware.
Free Online Dictionary of Computing (Site) - Explains what a bus is and is hyperlinked to additional information.
NetPanel (Site) - Interface and bus glossary.
Theregister.co.uk (Site) - The fight for an open hardware platform is very real, and the power has swung from the PC leaders to the entertainment industry.