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systems by a consortium including

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an
Ampro
EBX systems typically were embedded

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based. The system board is specified as . It incorporates a PC/104''-Plus'' connection subset for peripheral expansion. Optional connectors for

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are allowed.

References

*https://web.archive.org/web/20081228041905/http://www.pc104.org/ebx_specs.php {{Computer form factors Embedded systems