Re: //c Mystery Slots

[spam@luddite.ca (Ned Ludd)]

Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> wrote:

> 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.

Ah, that makes sense!
Thanks