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- From: (jmhodapp@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu)
- Subject: Re:Re: Quadra 700 - How many monitors?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec11.211456.12044@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu>
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- References: <1992Dec8.172708.25762@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu> <6523.2b2779e9@hayes.com>,<1992Dec11.172422.23014@pcnntp.apple.com> <00964EE6.CEB7E040@vms.csd.mu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 21:14:56 GMT
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- In article <00964EE6.CEB7E040@vms.csd.mu.edu>, 2db5schraba@vms.csd.mu.edu (Aaron Schrab) writes:
- >
- > In article <1992Dec11.172422.23014@pcnntp.apple.com>, x.man@applelink.apple.com (Francisco De Leon) writes:
- > >You can have 4 monitors on a Quadra 700. Here's how:
- > >
- > >You have a total of 3 expansion slots on a Quadra 700. Two of these slots are
- > >Nubus slots so you can plug in two monitors with the appropriate Nubus card.
- > >1 expansion slot is a Processor Direct Slot (PDS) so you'll need to get a monitor
- >
- > However, using the PDS blocks one of the nubus slots so the Q700 can use a
- > maximum of 2 expansion cards, not 3.
- >
-
- What is meant by 'blocking' the slot? Is it a physical barrier - the slot
- is covered by the plug from another slot) which could be worked around
- w/ some cabling and or w/ some clever wiring?? Or is there
- a hardware/OS problem?? (i.e. using a PDS prevents a Nubus from ever being
- used).
-
- Jon jmhodapp@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu
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