Jeffrey Ohlmann wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Feb 1998, Colin Wood wrote:
> 
> > I'd be vaguely suspicious of a card that could work in both a 68k Mac and
> > a PowerMac, but I don't have any solid technical details why it wouldn't.
> > The 6200 might use the CommSlot II cards, tho (or is is LC II slot, I
> > can't remember).  I do know that the 6400-series Performas use the newer
> > `II' version of the slot, tho.
> 
> The CS is occupied by a modem; we had an ethernet card in the PDS
> previously but it was a loaner from the University. 
> 
> The Product Fact Sheet for the P550 describes it as haivng "1 LC PDS"
> expansion slot; the description for the 6200 is more verbose:
> 
> "LC processor-direct expansion slot, compatible with most Macintosh
> Performa 400 and 500 series; Performa 630; Macintosh Quadra 605; and
> Macintosh LC II, LC III, LC 475, LC 550, LC 575, and LC 630
> processor-direct cards"
> 
> So I guess I just answered my own question, viz.:
> 
> 	6200 is compatible with [most] LC et al
> 	6200 is compatible with [most] 500 series
> 	Therefore, the LC and the 500 series PDS are compatible.
> 	Therefore, the same LC series PDS card should work in either/both.
> 
> Right?
> 
> Looks good on paper anyway.

Sounds good to me.

Later.

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Colin Wood                                 cwood@ichips.intel.com
Component Design Engineer - MD6                 Intel Corporation
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