Re: Slot 3 and Slot Shortage

[david@wraith.cs.uow.edu.au (David E A Wilson)]

louiss@gate.net             (Louis Schulman) writes:
>I have an enhanced //e with too few slots. There is a 64k 80 column card
>in the aux slot.
>Is there any kind of card that can coexist in slot 3? I thought a Softcard
>might, but the CP/M bootdisk can't find it.
>Any other solutions to Slot shortage?

If you have an Aux slot card in place then the slot 3 ROM space is mapped to
the CD ROM on the motherboard. This means that the only cards that would work
normally in slot 3 are those without ROMs (eg Stellation Mill 6809 co-processor
or a Mockingboard sound card) or those that only need power (like a //gs sound
card plugged into the sound expansion connector [not that this would work in
a //e]) or even a 65c02 accelerator card might work.

Here in Australia the question does not even arise. Our slot 3 is in the
middle of the motherboard and lined up with slot 3 so both slots cannot be
used at the same time.

NB. I found that the Stellation Mill does not function properly in a //e.
OS/9 works fine in a ][+ but hangs while booting if the Mill is in a //e.
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David Wilson	Dept CompSci Uni Wollongong Australia	david@cs.uow.edu.au