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From: laba-4an@web4e.berkeley.edu (Andy McFadden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: GS Slots
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Date: 23 Mar 88 18:06:25 GMT
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In article <kWFdQby00V4EVSw0Uw@andrew.cmu.edu> jm7e+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU ("Jeremy G. Mereness") writes:

>Brainstorm a bit.... a GS would be nice with a few more slots, or atleast
>Slot 3,4, and 5 open for use instead of bogged down with stuff that ought
>to be on the motherboard

90% of the stuff you listed IS on the motherboard.  The trick is finding a
way to access it, retaining compatibility with older programs.  If some
bizarre calling sequence were used instead, many older programs would not
function properly.

I do agree that there should be an easier way to switch between slots and
ports.  Your question about the mouse being attached to the Desktop Bus
is interesting, but I have a feeling that the Apple engineers wired the I/O
straight to slot 4 anyway.

>"Nothing is Impossible...."

-- 
"...it just takes a little longer to accomplish!"