>> Ok... then it isn't a "PDS" slot in the generally sold PDS slot card
>> world sense.
>
>Not true, because IIsis have their own type of PDS slot too (which is
>compatible with the SE/30) and there are cards for those.
>
>The LCs are most notorious^Winfamous^Wnoted for having a PDS slot as their
>primary means of expansion, but unique PDS slots are in other units. It's
>just that the IIci's PDS slot is particularly underutilised because of all
>its other expansion options.
Oh, I agree... there are a number of different PDS slots for the Mac. I
was just saying that generally speaking, if you see an item sold saying
it is a "PDS" card, and nothing more... it *usually* means it is for the
LC PDS, which is the PDS style found in/compatible with most of the macs
that have a PDS slot.
But like I said, if you are buying a PDS card for your mac... it is
always best to make sure it will work with the style PDS you have... and
not just assume that PDS means ALL PDS, or that unlabled PDS means LC PDS.
I mean heck, off the top of my head, I can think of 7 different PDS slot
styles. LC, LC3, SE, SE30, IIsi, 040, and PPC. And that doesn't count
what might be odd PDS styles like the IIci Cache slot (I suspect other
machines are like that as well, like the PM 6500 that the G3 upgrade fits
in the Cache slot). And there may be more (this is just off the cuff).
To add to confusion, some of these are compatible with each other (like
LC/LC3, and SE30/IIsi), and then things like the 040 and PPC have almost
no cards that work nativly with them, but rather expect an adaptor card
to connect to the mobo slot.
Yeah... Mac PDS is a fun world.
-chris
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