Re: Well, back into a IIe I am

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

David Wilson wrote:

>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).

I'd always wondered why the PAL Apples had the AUX slot in line
with slot 3--picking up -12v sounds like the answer.

-michael

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