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Super Serial cd: for IIe slot #3??



sebugg@presby.edu                                           8-21-93

            IIE: CAN SUPER SERIAL PRINTER CARD OPERATE IN SLOT #3?
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I have only one vacant slot in my IIe: slot #3.  Most cards state in their
manuals that they cannot be placed in slot 3.  Here is my present configu-
ration:

                     Platinum IIe: Present Slot Assignments
                     ======================================

SLOT #              INTERFACE CARD                      OTHER ACCESSORIES
------       ------------------------------------------|----------------
  1          super serial card, connected to printer   |  8 MHz ZIP CHIP
  2          Apple mouse card                          |
  3          (vacant slot!)                            |  AE heavy-duty
  4          AE Datalink 2400 modem card               |  power supply
  5          Laser UDC card, with AE 800K disk drive   |
  6          Apple Disk ][ card, with two Disk ]['s    |  No-Slot Clock
  7          AE Ramfactor memory card with 768K RAM    |
aux slot     Sequential Systems 1024K ram/80 col card  |

I want to add another card to the system.  What can be placed in slot #3?
My manual for the Super Serial card suggests slot #1 for printer and slot #2
for modem, but the manual does not ban its use in slot #3.  I know that the
software expects the printer to be in slot #1, but I can reinstruct the
software if that is the only complication.  But will the serial card function
in slot 3?  I have not yet tried it; am seeking advice first.   I dont think
that the acceleration from the ZIP chip will be a problem because slot #1,
where the card currently resides, is also speeded by the ZIP.

If no one is sure whether the serial card will work in slot 3, would I risk
damaging either the card or the motherboard if I just tried it there?
Thank you.  sebugg

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