Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!pro-generic.cts.COM!ericmcg From: ericmcg@pro-generic.cts.COM (Eric Mcgillicuddy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: 10 mhz chips Message-ID: <7543.infoapple.net@pro-generic> Date: 21 Nov 89 02:37:28 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 8 In-Reply-To: message from mattd@apple.com There is an Apple supplied ID byte on every card that tells, in general terms, what that card does. 4 bits are reserved (I think) or another byte adjacent, what ever, if most manufacturers respected this ( who am I kidding?) then the reserved bits or bytes could be used to determine speed. Query: Is this technical or non-technical?