Re: //c Mystery Slots

[Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net>]

In article <1fzvg76.n0b3w8o9skpgN%spam@luddite.ca>,
 spam@luddite.ca (Ned Ludd) wrote:

> Just noticed that both my //cs seem to have differing slots (or so copy
> II plus tells me...). Here's what I get when I use the catalog function:
> 
> SELECT DEVICE:                         SELECT DEVICE:
> 
> SLOT 3 DRIVE 2: /RAM DISCONNECTED      SLOT 3 DRIVE 2: /RAM DISCONNECTED
> SLOT 6 DRIVE 1                         SLOT 6 DRIVE 1
> SLOT 6 DRIVE 2                         SLOT 6 DRIVE 2
> SLOT 5 DRIVE 1                         SLOT 4 DRIVE 1
> SLOT 5 DRIVE 2
> 
> Neither machine has any drives attached other than the internal 5.25" in
> S6D1... so why would S5 show up on one and S4 on the other? If I'm not
> mistaken, slot 4 should be the mouse port... anyway, when I try to
> catalog it I get "I/O ERROR $2D" -- all others report "NO DISK IN
> DRIVE", which is reasonable...
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> 

Different revisions, I'd guess. 5/1 & 5/2 were (I think...) the original 
"standard" location for 3.5" drive controller cards early on, while 4/1 
became the "standard" later in the run.

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