Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!apple!mattd
From: mattd@Apple.COM (Matt Deatherage)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: 10 mhz chips
Message-ID: <36693@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 21 Nov 89 18:54:41 GMT
References: <7543.infoapple.net@pro-generic>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <7543.infoapple.net@pro-generic> ericmcg@pro-generic.cts.COM (Eric Mcgillicuddy) writes:
>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. 
>
I believe you're referring to the "Vendor ID" listed in the Pascal 1.1 protocol
for devices.  This is no longer supported by most third-party developers *or*
by Apple, since it only allows for 16 different peripherals of any of the 
generic classes.  See Apple II Miscellaneous Technical Note #8.

>Query: Is this technical or non-technical?

I would classify this as technical.

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