Re: Laser128/Laser128EX 1 expansion slot question!

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

sfahey wrote:
>   To: bill.martens@gmail.com
> On 10/22/08 8:51 AM, in article
> dd08cd81-e5ea-4ad1-8219-cfa8d476559a@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com,
> "bill.martens@gmail.com" <bill.martens@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I agree with David...James card is a good alternative if you cant find
> > an original Laser 128 Expander box.  The Expander box had 4 slots and
> > the cable only connected one way if I remember correctly.  I would
> > have to pull out my machine in order to give more info.
>
> The original Laser expander box had 2 slots (used as 5 and 7), whereas the
> SCRG Switch-a-Slot had 4 slots, as does the LittleExpanderPlus seen here:
> http://a2central.com/?p=1585
>
> I have the D7 and LEP installed in my workhorse //e -- they both work well.

The fact that the original expander presented slots 5 and 7 indicates
that both sets of select lines were decoded and that the system was
compatible with this arrangement.

That makes the Laser expansion slot more versatile than a "switched"
slot, since both can be used just by referring to them by slot number.

-michael

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