Yeah, I saw DMA going much slower than PIO on the ISA bus. I remember scope shots showing the strobes being longer than anything else happening on the bus. Ri

Yeah, I saw DMA going much slower than PIO on the ISA bus. I remember scope shots showing the strobes being longer than anything else happening on the bus. Right, PCI bus master DMA was fast (probably true of EISA and MCA also.. but don't know first hand).