28 Jan
2010
28 Jan
'10
6:29 p.m.
On January 28, 2010 at 1:09 PM Brian Lanning <brianlanning at gmail.com> wrote:
That's right.? The expansion connector on the 500
and 1000 are electrically
compatible, but since it's on the other side of the case and backwards, they
can't share peripherals.
It wouldn't be too much of an issue to make a
"flipper" for that issue.? Would
there be any value on allowing 500 peripherals on the A1000 or vice versa?
The slingshot would work upside down though.? Although
you'd have a zorro
card (possibly with a hard drive attached to it) hanging out in mid air on
the 1000 whereas on the 500 it would be flat on the table.? I guess that
would mean the pro version would have the card upside down on the 1000, so
you'd have to elevate the 1000 off the desk.
What I don't understand with
the designs is why the Slingshot puts the right
angle connectors on the "bottom" of the board?? I noticed on the pics that what
I would call the "bottom" of the design (the part where all the solder pads
are,
is labeled "this side up".? As well, anyone know why the design doesn't just
use
normal connectors that straddle the board edge?? Right angle connectors are
almost always more expensive to buy as opposed to straights.
I'm not saying the design is bad, mind you, just trying to understand why the
choices were made.
Jim