Hitachi Ltd has been muttering for months about the Micro Channel, now the giant has become the first Japanese company to take a licence for IBM’s proprietary bus, for use in Hitachi’s 32-bit B16 series – but the royalty it will have to pay to IBM for rights to the bus is expected to make other Japanese companies seek shelter on the rival EISA bus.
HITACHI TAKES LICENCE FOR IBM’S PROPRIETARY BUS
