Macintosh Hardware Question

From: John Ruschmeyer <jruschme_at_exit109.com>
Date: Mon Oct 18 20:54:48 1999

> Can someone tell me whether the IIsi PDS slot is compatible with the PDS
> slot on the IIfx? I know that the PDS slot in general is fairly different
> between models, and the IIfx is fairly unique in a hardware context
> anyway. What I want to do is use a PDS-based video card in a IIfx, and
> it's a working pull from a IIsi...

Nope, it's not.

Basically, the II-series Macs have two PDS standards:

        - IIsi and SE/30
        - IIci, IIvi, IIvx, IIfx

They are *not* interchangeable and supposedly you will let out the magic
smoke.

> Barring that, does anyone know if there was ever a 3rd party video card
> for the PDS slot that is compatible with the IIfx?

I don't think that there were ever any PDS video cards for other than the
IIsi PDS. The IIci, etc. all had three-or-more open NuBUS slots, so there
seemed little reason to need one.

(Speaking of which, you have my curiousity up... why the desire for a
PDS video card instead of a NuBus one? Don't tell me I'm not the only person
to max out a 6-slot II-series Mac. :-)

<<<John>>>
Received on Mon Oct 18 1999 - 20:54:48 BST