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From: austing@Apple.COM (Glenn L. Austin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Re: Expansion boxes for PS/2 series
Message-ID: <43412@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 28 Jul 90 03:13:25 GMT
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sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney) writes:

>We have a model 70 which has 3 slots, but needs 4 cards (Ethernet, 2 slot
>Pixelworks card, 5 1/4" adapter). Is there such a creature as an expansion
>box a la the old IBM XT-type expansion boxes, either by IBM or 3rd party
>(more likely 3rd party...)

As long as they have gotten around the problem of programming the slots in
the expansion chassis, it will work.  However, MCA REQUIRES access to each
card in the bus, and it wouldn't understand an expansion chassis too well...

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