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Subject: Re: Expansion cases - Compatibility with hardware?
Message-ID: <1991Apr03.152320.27674@actrix.gen.nz>
From: Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 91 15:23:20 GMT
Sender: Roger.Sheppard@actrix.gen.nz (Roger Sheppard)
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In article <1243@exua.exeter.ac.uk> SAMcinty@exua.exeter.ac.uk (Scott McIntyre) writes:
> 
> 
> There are a number of companies here in the UK as well as on the
> continent which offer some sort of a hardware expansion box for
> the 520 and 1040...basically just a large empty box that you can
> put your motherboard and most other things inside of...space for
> several hard drives, floppies, etc..
>  
> My question is:  With the high number of graphics cards and add on
> processors available for the Mega, would it be possible to invest in
> one of these tower cases, then get the add on card and have it work,
> even though the machine is still a 520 or 1040?
>  
> Anyone know?
>  
> Ta,
> Scott
> .

Well from what I read these Graphics cards use the Mega Buss, this is
not in a ST or STE...so could be a problem..



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