>>>I'm surprised that nobody has come out with a complete PC on a PCI card
>>>option, perhaps using a 2.5 disk. Then, with the proper interface built
>>
>>As others have said, this has been done (so it's a good idea! (^&).
>>I would add, for more completeness, that I believe that the Mac might
>>have had one of these a few years ago.  I know that the Amiga had one,
>>using its proprietary Zorro II bus in the A2000 model. (...)
>
>apple built some cards; the service manual reads (excerpt):
>
>Overview The PC compatibility cards are for use with Power 
>Macintosh models having peripheral component interface  (PCI) 
>expansion slots.  They allow MS-DOS and Windows  applications to run 
>directly on a Power Macintosh computer. There are several types of 
>Apple PC Compatibility cards, and  installation procedures differ 
>for each: *12-inch 100 MHz card: features a 100-MHz Pentium 
>processor *7-inch 100-MHz card: features a 100 MHz 5x86  processor 
>*12-inch 166 MHz-P card: features a 166 MHz Pentium  processor 
>*12-inch PR166 card: features a 166 performance rated  (PR) 6x86 
>processor

That's actually one of the last of the (Apple-branded) breed. Orange 
Micro started making NuBus cards for Macs using 8088 (I believe, 
possibly 286) and continued through Pentium and PCI, and Apple 
started making NuBus cards for the Centris 610 using a 486SX-25, 
later made a 486DX-2 66 card for the NuBud/PDS-equipped PowerMac 6100 
& finally the PCI cards mentioned above for the 7200, 7300 & 4400 :).

>  > I wonder if it would sell?
>
>Depends.  Probably less so to the "I already have a PC" market

Yeah, that's basically the problem with doing something like that 
nowadays...the "I already have a PC" market is nearly everyone (and 
getting nearer to everyone daily ;)

Just my thoughts,
Mike
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