Re: Card Questions(?)

[mnementh@netcom.com (David R. Villegas)]

dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:
>The RamWorks and similar cards can only be used in the IIe.  They plug
>into the auxiliary slot, in place of the auxiliary 64K RAM card.  Most
>models will take up to 1 MB on the main card, and some support a
>piggyback card to expand the memory further.

RamWorks cards are also 80-col cards and support piggyback cards for RGB
video and 16-bit processing.

>> 3.  I'm quickly running out of space (seven slots just isn't enough
>> any more).  Is there anyway to use slot 3 - keeping in mind I have
>> (and want) the 80col/RGB card in the AUX slot?
>
>Slot 3 can generally only be used for a card that has no ROM.  On the
>IIgs, an accelerator can be put in slot 3, as can special cards such
>as most stereo cards, the Second Sight (VGA) or Video Overlay Card.
>
>There might be some IIe-specific cards with a ROM that can be used in
>slot 3, but they would have to implement the interrupt handler entry
>points to be fully compatible, and the loss of the 80-column firmware
>would be a pretty major limitation.

The only //e cards I've come across that work in slot 3 are the VOC, the
Wildcard, Computer Eyes, and the Transwarp.

One solution to getting more slots is to get another //e or even a GS.
Another is to find a Switch-a-Slot or build a better version of one.