PC/104 Consortium explained

The PC/104 Consortium is a technology consortium^{[1] [2]} that was established in February 1992 by 12 companies, all sharing a vision of adapting desktop computer technology for embedded applications. Based on the technologies of a IBM PC-based single-board computer developed by American company Ampro in 1987,^[3] the PC/104 Consortium has since had a positive effect on the embedded computer marketplace and now includes over 50 member companies.^[4] The PC/104 Consortium's technological philosophy is to support legacy technology while developing new solutions for the future. Longevity is a requirement for embedded systems and one of the hallmarks of PC/104 technology.

Adopted specifications

• PC/104 – based on Industry Standard Architecture (ISA)
• PC/104-Plus – based on Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) and ISA
• PCI-104 – based on PCI
• PCI/104-Express – based on PCI Express (PCIe) and PCI
• PCIe/104 – based on PCIe
• EBX Express – based on PCIe and PCI
• EPIC – based on PCI and ISA
• EPIC Express – based on PCIe and PCI

Notes

1. Book: Yaghmour, Karim . Jon Masters . Gilad Ben-Yossef . Philippe Gerum . 2009 . Building Embedded Linux Systems . O'Reilly Media . 66 . 9780596555054 . Google Books.
2. Book: Austerlitz, Howard . 2002 . Data Acquisition Techniques Using PCs . Elsevier Science . 322 . 9780080530253 . Google Books.
3. Web site: Lehrbaum . Rick . September 3, 2012 . PC/104 "embedded PC" standard turns 20 . Linux Gizmos . KCK Media Corporation . https://web.archive.org/web/20130410014744/https://linuxgizmos.com/pc-104-embedded-pc-standard-turns-20/ . April 10, 2013.
4. Refer to the PC/104 Consortium's Membership Directory