Re: A New Apple II Card (was Re: IIe card compatibility)

[Randy Shackelford <shack@onyx.southwind.net>]

Jon Bettencourt <jonINTERNETrelayCHAT> wrote:
:> The Macintosh LC 580, Macintosh 630 Family, Power Macintosh 5200 and 5300
:> LC, Performa 5200/5300 and 6200/6300 series only operate in 32-bit
:> addressing mode. Since the Apple IIe card is not compatible with 32-bit
:> addressing, the Apple IIe Card is not compatible with these computers.
:> 
:> The Power Macintosh 5400 and 6400 series and the Macintosh Performa 6400
:> series and 6360/160 computers do not have LC-PDS slots. These computers
:> have PCI expansion slots. Thus, they do not support the Apple IIe card.

: How about having somebody design an Apple II Card that works in a PCI slot
: and can use 32-bit addressing?

Again, where is the market that would give a return on the investment to
design, manufacture. and market it? Besides, there is a perfectly good
IIgs software emulator for Pmacs.
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