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From: tron1@tronsbox.UUCP (HIM)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Non-Zorro slots in the Amiga 3000
Keywords: 3000 slots
Message-ID: <[259457e6:3111.15]comp.sys.amiga;1@tronsbox.UUCP>
Date: 24 Dec 89 05:57:25 GMT
References: <5906@ubc-cs.UUCP> <569@sagpd1.UUCP>
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>>In article <557@sagpd1.UUCP> monty@sagpd1.UUCP (Monty Saine) writes:
>>
>>The last time I saw the EISA spec (admittedly, only a quick look), I saw
>>one, and only one, alignment device - a key which fit into a slot
>>approximately
>>halfway down the card-edge on an EISA card, and which would, supposedly,
>>block a non-EISA card from being inserted fully.             ^^^^^^^^^^

I can tell you definately that this is NOT the case.

There is at least ONE ket at the boundry where IBM XT 8BIT slots ended, 
possibly one where the old AT 16 bit slot ends as well. Any others are
purely EISA.

BUT , be aware that the EISA specs main claim to fame is that the old XT/AT
cards will plug in and run without modification.

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