OT: paging MAC expert(s) --- What's a Performa? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

16 Nov 2001

...
 Actually my Performa 631CD has a DOS card from a
Performa 640 and it 
doesn't need the three headed cable that the DOS card in my Powermac 
6100 does.  The 631's DOS card uses the Mac video output and you use a 
command enter keysequence to switch between full screen DOS to Full 
screen Mac.  The back panel on the DOS card only has a D-15 joystick 
connector that connects to the tiny Sound Blaster Vibra 16 card mounted 
on the DOS card.  I've never finished setting up the 6100's DOS card to 
know how the video works on it. 
Interesting. I have used the DOS card on the 610 (both the Apple 
"houdini" card, and the Reply marketed card), the 6100, and the 
4400/7200. ALL needed the DOS card cable. And although I haven't used the 
7 or 12" PC cards apple sold for other PCI PowerMacs, I have seen them, 
and they all use the dongle cable too.

That means, the 640's dos card was the ONLY one sold by apple that didn't 
need the cable. Very interesting indeed.

-chris

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