16 Jun
2003
16 Jun
'03
2:11 p.m.
> Which
Macs have the floppy disk controller on a separate/replaceable
> board?
On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Tony Duell wrote:
Well, actually, any Mac with expansion slots can
take an FDC card. I
have one of the Apple manuals on designing peripheral cards for macs,
and the example is an MFM-compatible floppy controller (!).
OK,
You talked me into getting a "new" Mac! When did they start having expansion slots?
The Mac II has Nubus slots (well, close to Nubus -- Apple had to change a
few things because they're Apple...) and the SE has the PDS (Processor
Direct Slot, basically the 68k bus)
That manual sounds VERY interesting. At your
convenience could you look
up the exact title, etc. so that I can start looking for one?
Sure...
When I was dealing with Macs, Apple was NOT enthusiastic about third party
hardware!
I am not very in touch with "current" computer systems.
Nor am I, but the Macs I mentions are actually on-topic for this list...
-tony