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| Central Processing Unit |
| Date Invented: |
ages ago |
Connects to:
- Motherboard via cpu socket
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| Product Classes: |
x86 |
| Manufacturer: |
Intel |
| Video Card |
| Invented By: |
someone |
Connects to:
- Motherboard via one of
- PciExpress
- Agp Port
- Pci Port
- Display via Cord
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| Common Manufacturers:
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| Hard Drive |
Connects to:
- Motherboard via one of
- User via Interactions
- Blah via one of
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| Product Classes:
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This template should be used for generic hardware devices. 2 examples are shown to your left. Other examples include Hard Drives, Motherboard etc.
[edit] Connects to?
I think there's a fundamental problem with having the "connects to" line in many instances of this infobox. Many of the instances where this has been used either cause misleading or incorrect text. For example, saying that RAM connects to a motherboard via a socket is only true some of the time. Quite often, RAM modules are reflow-soldered directly to a board, and what's more, the notion of a motherboard doesn't necessarily apply to all computers. Similar scenarios exist for the video card and network card instances, which provide a very PC-centric view of the devices and ignore the fact that their functions can either be integrated entirely or almost entirely onto one large board, or even one IC package. Please be careful not to use this infobox in such a way that provides an overly PC-centric view. Computers are implemented in many more ways than a desktop PC. -- mattb @ 2006-10-11T18:01Z
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- You make a very good point. Sadly this can not be governed by the infobox itself, they havent developed ParserFunctions to be that good (yet...) I will alter the small note at the bottom of the box to recognise the fact that these are only common configurations --TheJosh 07:57, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
