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From: ridder@elvira.enet.dec.com (Hans Ridder)
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Subject: Re: New Stuff...
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Date: 9 Jan 91 13:29:54 GMT
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In article <2442@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) writes:
>In <1038.277C32DA@weyr.FIDONET.ORG>, David.Plummer@f70.n140.z1.FIDONET.ORG (David Plummer) writes:
>>And another... why doesn't the A590 provide a pass through?
>
>Seriously, the A500 was designed to fit a particular niche, at a substantially
>lower cost. It was not meant to be as expandable as the 2000 or 3000. Adding a
>pass through would violate the spec that CBM mandates for the expansion
>connector.

Just to clarify the point about violating specs.  I'm pretty sure that
passing the bus through wouldn't necessarily be violating the spec.
(at least not the specs I have), but that it *would* add significantly
to the cost.  Buffers and associated logic, plus connector and FCC
problems make it a fairly expensive proposition.

>-larry

-hans
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