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by seasoned_geek 3263 days ago
It was originally a DEC specific design copied/stolen by others. DEC created the design concept of a common back plane. Other than some logic switches to control power/enabling, there was nothing it provided. Every machine was completely customizable.

I'm not a hardware buy, but I believe this is a carry over from the VAX days long before there was SUN.