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MCA may have for:

Malaysian Chinese Association — Political party inside Malaysia. Maritime and Coastguard Agency — Agency of the United Kingdom Government. Master of Computer Applications — Three-year Professional Master's degree in Computer Science awarded in India. Maximum credible accident — a concept used inside risk management. MCA Nashville Records — a record label. MCA (rapper) — Rapper in the group, The Beastie Boys. Memphis College of Art — an art school in Tennessee. Micro Channel architecture — Type of computer bus. Middle cerebral artery — One of the threesome major blood supplies to the brain. Monochloroacetic Acid — Carboxylic acid, manufactured by chlorinating acetic acid. MultiCultural Aotearoa — a New Zealand political action group. Mumbai Cricket Association — Ruling body for cricket in Mumbai. Music Corporation of America — Music booking company and record label.

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TechFest
Micro Channel Bus technical summary.

What is MicroChannel Architecture?
IBM's answer to the failings of its older PC bus, which is now referred to as the ISA bus, article discusses the problems and short falls it had.

Su's PS/2 Page
The effects of M.A.D. Microchannel Addictive Disorder.

Tavi PS/2 Pages
Information about IBM PS/2 machines. Although mainly directed at the MicroChannel systems (model 50 and above) there may be the occasional snippet about the lower end ISA-based systems as well.

Peter H. Wendt
IBM Microchannel Enthusiasts Page including his famous QBMCA Microchannel Adapter Identification Software and hundreds of ADFs for IBM MCA-machines.

Hardware Documentation - Buses - MCA
Links to information about the MicroChannel Architecture (MCA) bus, as used in many IBM PS/2, RS/6000, AS/400, and 370 machines.

Micro Channel Linux
From Christophe Beauregard.