Extended Industry Standard Architecture - The "Gang of Nine"

The "Gang of Nine"

The Gang of Nine was the informal name given to the consortium of personal computer manufacturing companies who came together in 1988 to create the EISA bus. The member companies were:

  • AST Research
  • Compaq Computer
  • Epson
  • Hewlett-Packard
  • NEC
  • Olivetti
  • Tandy
  • WYSE
  • Zenith Data Systems

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