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From: aab@cichlid.com (Andrew A. Burgess)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Slot Expansion Units...
Keywords: Expansion chassis
Message-ID: <1990Aug6.101525.3750@cichlid.com>
Date: 6 Aug 90 10:15:25 GMT
References: <1990Jul29.071730.434@laguna.ccsf.caltech.edu> <1414@wet.UUCP>
Organization: Consulting Software Engineer, Felton CA
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>In article <1990Jul29.071730.434@laguna.ccsf.caltech.edu> avolk@romeo.caltech.edu writes:
>>
>>	Does anyone have any information on devices that can expand
>>the number of slots in your computer? I heard Everx makes such
>>a device, but I have never seen it.

I have an Everex Expansion Chassis on my system.

>>	It seems to me that there would be a preformance trade-off
>>if you used one of these. Can anyone give me any reviews/model
>>names? Thanks.

I have a Paradise Monochrome EGA card that would not work in the expansion
chassis but works in the main box while the expansion chassis is connected.
I also have a cartridge tape controller (that uses DMA as well as
I/O) that works fine. This chassis is supposed to be zero wait states -- 
go figure. It contains only 8 bit slots BTW.

The thing is most handy for adding disk drives.
My main chassis has two full height hard drives with a half slot to spare. 
The expansion chassis has a low density 5 1/4 floppy,
one hi density, one 3 1/2 inch floppy and a cartridge tape drive.

Some day I'll get one of those big tower cases...

Andy

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Andy Burgess
Consulting Software Engineer
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