Re: Well, back into a IIe I am

[David Wilson <david@uow.edu.au>]

Eric Smith <eric-no-spam-for-me@brouhaha.com> writes:

>Robert Boucher <boucher1@alumni.utexas.net> writes:
>> Isn't the Aux slot and the other slots different lengths? Also, is there
>> enough room to put any card in the Aux slot other than one designed for
>> the Aux slot?

>The aux slot is mechanically and electrically different than "normal"
>Apple II slots.  Cards designed for the aux slot will not work in a normal
>slot, and vice versa.

>It is theoretically possible to make a card that will work in either slot
>by having two separate edge connectors on the card, but I'm not aware of
>this ever having been done, nor of any good reason to do it.

Here in Australia (and other PAL color TV countries) the Apple IIe has
the Aux slot in the middle of the motherboard in-line with slot 3
(preventing you from using both slots at once). Apple made a 64K 80-column
card with both edge connectors (but only used the rear 50 pin slot to get
an additional voltage to run an on board video hybrid chip).
-- 
David Wilson  School of IT & CS, Uni of Wollongong, Australia