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From: kuo@skatter.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: J8 slot (short next to Power Supply) on PC/XT good for anything?
Message-ID: <265@skatter.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 21-Jan-87 17:56:44 EST
Article-I.D.: skatter.265
Posted: Wed Jan 21 17:56:44 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 30-Jan-87 05:19:29 EST
References: <486@entropy.ms.washington.edu>
Organization: Accelerator Lab, Saskatoon, Sask.
Lines: 30
Keywords: IBM PC XT slot
Summary: put your diskette controller in it

In article <486@entropy.ms.washington.edu>, davej@entropy.ms.washington.edu (Dave Jenner) writes:
> 
> Is the short slot (J8) next to the power supply on an IBM PC/XT
> (640K motherboard) good for anything?  I have two short cards in
> a system and neither will work in that slot.  Will anything work
> in that slot?  I am wasting a long slot on a short card, and I
> anticipate needing the long slot for another long card in the near
> future?
> 
> Thanks for any words of wisdom.
> -- 
> Dave Jenner                     (206) 543-6182, 543-2888 (Message)
> Department of Astronomy, FM-20  BITNET: davej@uwaphast
> University of Washington        UUCP: ...!uw-beaver!uw-entropy!phastvax!davej
> Seattle, WA 98195               INTERNET: davej@entropy.ms.washington.edu

I have my diskette controller (short) card in that slot and it works
fine!


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