29 Jun
2007
29 Jun
'07
7:39 p.m.
In article <E1I4Sc0-0007uP-00 at xmission.xmission.com>,
Richard <legalize at xmission.com> writes:
I don't have any detailed specifications on how
the hardware differed
other than the BIOS. The earlier assertion that it was miles away
from an IBM PC just isn't true. Peripherals and drivers from 3rd
party manufacturers worked just fine in all the configurations we sold
at the store where I worked (the only Apricot dealer in Delaware).
Thinking about it more, my statement about peripherals might be
stretching it. I don't *recall* any problems with 3rd party
peripherals like modems and whatnot, but I am not 100% certain. The
F1 doesn't look like it has compatible connectors for standard IBM PC
peripherals, but ISTR that the Xi *did* have ISA slots. The F1 wasn't
intended to be expanded very much -- if you wanted expansion, it was
expected you would buy the Xi. At least that's how our store pitched
it.
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