Re: Well, back into a IIe I am

[spam@luddite.ca (Ned Ludd)]

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

> 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.

I have a sound sampler card (Decillionix DX-1) that works in slot 3 even
with an 80 column card installed... of course it doesn't use 80 column
text or extra RAM, but it doesn't seem to interfere with any 80 column
apps, so I guess it would be theoretically possibly to make a
dual-function card that would fit both slots... maybe.