| 摘要 |
A computer system having a multiplex address/data bus with a multiplex system controller and method therefor is disclosed which provides in a computer system having time shared use of a multiplex address/data bus to reduce the number of required pins for devices within the computer system, a CPU having at least one address bus, at least one data bus, at least one memory input/output, and at least one CPU control bus coupled thereto for sending and receiving information. In addition, this system includes at least one memory input/output device coupled to a first portion of the address bus for sending and receiving at least one of address information and data information, at least one input/output only device coupled to a second portion of the address bus for sending and receiving at least one of address information and data information, and a multiplex system controller coupled to the CPU and the address bus and having a multiplex control bus coupled to both the memory input/output device and to the input/output only device for taking control of the address bus from the CPU.
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