Re: Apple II II+ Mountain Comp Expansion Chassis

[Exegete <millers@noneofyourbusiness.com>]

Michael Pender wrote:
> Ernest <leucoplast@seanet.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
> news:1I4Sa.81664$OZ2.15121@rwcrnsc54...
>
> > Now THIS is coool!
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2743105161&category=4610
>
> From the advertisement:
>
> > It is the ONLY 8 slot chassis ever made for the Apple II, and the ONLY
>
> chassis where ALL the cards in the
>
> > chassis are acticve simultaneously, NOT just the 1 card at a time switch a
>
> slot design.
>
> This doesn't sound like a "feature" to me.   

Well, keeping in mind that "bugs" are only undocumented "features"....
;-)

Roy

IIRC Apple cards get a slot
> select signal that tells them they are needed.  With all 8 cards on at the
> same time it would be like a cocktail party with everyone talking at once
> because the Apple II bus doesn't have a bus control/negotiation protocol.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> - Mike



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