Re: RAM card slots?

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Wayne Stewart" <waynes@telus.dotnet> wrote in message news:Atq%c.78525$jZ5.56670@clgrps13...
: Bill Garber wrote:
: 
: > Kind'a reminds me of the time I inserted a card into the 
: > Laser128's adapter slot backerds. ***'POOF'***, inverted 
: > the 12v and 5v signals. Much damage, not saying which card, 
: > I am too embarrassed.  :o) 
: 
: I did that with a Disk II card and a II+. That was my first II+.
: I'd picked up a motherboard, keyboard and power supply. No case,
: the whole thing was laid out on a towel on a table. I finally got
: a Disk II card and put it in the slot backwards. A day later I
: replaced some chips and was back up and I was looking for a case
: so this wouldn't happen again.
: 
: Wayne

I wished my scrap job was so easy to fix. I had to return 
the card to it's creator for troubleshooting and repair. 
Thankfully, it was reparable.  :o)  

Apple II Forever, and Apple II Together, 
Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-) 
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Email - willy46pa@comcast.net



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