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From: jnh@ecemwl.ncsu.edu (Joseph N. Hall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Another type of interface card?
Message-ID: <4110@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Date: 4 Oct 89 21:36:19 GMT
References: <STORKEL.89Oct4144438@rudist.shell.com>
Reply-To: jnh@ecemwl.UUCP (Joseph N. Hall)
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Organization: North Carolina State University
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In article <STORKEL.89Oct4144438@rudist.shell.com> storkel@rudist.shell.com (S. Storkel) writes:
>
>Maybe I'm being short-sighted here, but it seems incredibly stupid
>for Apple to have four totally incompatible interface slots. Only
...

The Direct Slots are faster than NuBus, and less trouble in many respects
to design cards for.  I wouldn't mind having a fast Mac with a cache slot,
a PDS, AND several NuBus slots ... each has its own advantages and
disadvantages.


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