NLX
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NLX is a form factor proposed by Intel and developed jointly with IBM, DEC, and other vendors for low profile, low cost, mass-marketed retail PCs. Release 1.2 was finalized in March 1997 and release 1.8 was finalized in April 1999. NLX was similar in overall design to LPX, including a riser card and a low-profile slimline case. It was modernized and updated to allow support for the latest technologies while keeping costs down.
Many slimline systems that were formerly designed to fit the LPX form factor were modified to fit NLX. NLX is a true standard, unlike LPX, making interchangeability of components easier than it was for the older form factor. IBM, Gateway, and NEC produced a fair number of NLX computers in the late 1990s, primarily for Socket_370 (Pentium II-III and Celeron), but NLX never enjoyed widespread acceptance. Although many of these computers and motherboards are still available secondhand, new production has essentially ceased, and in the slimline and small form factor market, NLX has been superseded by the Micro-ATX, Flex-ATX, and Mini-ITX form factors.
External links
- NLX Specification, Release 1.8 (http://www.formfactors.org/developer/specs/nlx1_8.pdf)
- PC Guide - NLX (http://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/mobo/form_NLX.htm)