Don{ald} O. Woodall wrote:
 
>      OK, it is homework time; before I rush out and impetuously buy an ATX
> motherboard and make another mistake.
 
>      I am making this summary of motherboard types from a list I got off
> of Tyan's Web Site.
 
>      Socket 940 - (AMD Opteron)

Big bux.

>      Socket 775 - (Intel Pentium 4)

775 is what I'm shopping for now.

>      Socket 604 - (Intel Xeon)
>      Socket 603 - (Intel Xeon)

Prolly not your speed.

>      Socket 478 - (Intel Pentium 4)

775 predecessor

>      Socket 462 / A - (AMD Athlon / Athlon MP / Duron)

Current

>      Socket 370 - (Intel Pentium III)

Old

>      Slot A - (AMD Classic Athlon)

Old

>      Slot 1 - (Intel Pentium II / III)

Long gone

>      Socket 7 Boards

Long long gone

774 Athlon 64

> CHIPSETS

The newest do not support AGP, instead providing PCI Express X16 for
video.
 
>      The next, related question is:  What chipsets do I want to avoid so
> the motherboard will play nicely with OS/2 \ eCS?
 
>      Anything else to be taken into consideration?

Your need for ISA pretty much rules out avoiding the worst chipsets. The
ones to avoid are essentially those that offer ISA. Most that do not
support ISA are not a problem. BIOS are the more likely problems
nowadays, and these are board specific, having little to do with brands
or boards or BIOS brand. If there's one chipset to avoid, it would
probably be i810, but if you're going to do that, you probably should
also avoid i815 & i820. SiS generally equates to lower cost and lower
performance.
 
> ASSUMPTIONS

>      No onboard video

Easy enough. Among Intel chipsets, just avoid those that include a "G".

>      No onboard sound

These have become exceedingly rare. Just disable in BIOS if you don't
like it.
 
>      No onboard SCSI; especially Adaptec

Onboard SCSI is pretty rare now, only showing up on really expensive
boards.

>      No onboard NIC

Rather uncommon now. Go for known quantities, and do not consider
Marvell. 3Com, Intel, Realtek & Broadcom are usually all OK. Apparently,
Broadcom is furnishing its own drivers for OS/2 on the accompanying CDs.
Chuck's nicpak will point you to the driver you need otherwise if you
don't already know. My last new mobo got my old HD ready to go out of
the box with the Realtek NIC driver already installed. At worst you
could just disable the onboard NIC in the BIOS and use your old one in a
PCI slot.

These are a few I am currently considering for myself, but I've
abandoned ISA:
http://www.foxconnchannel.com/redesign/products_motherboard_2.cfm?pName=915P7AC-8KRS%3Cbr%3EAlso%20known%20as%20915P7AC-8KS#
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/Products/ProductsDetail.aspx?MenuID=93&LanID=0&DetailID=459&DetailName=BIOS
http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_Spec_GA-8I915P%20Duo%20Pro.htm
http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=915P_Neo2_Platinum&class=mb
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"In everything, do to others what you would have them do to you."
                                                Matthew 7:12 NIV

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