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From: amos@csri.toronto.EDU (Tak Ariga)
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Date: Wed, 8-Jul-87 10:56:14 EDT
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> From: mrapple@pnet01.UUCP (Nick Sayer)
> Subject: PCPI CP/M
> Date: 5 Jul 87 16:25:29 GMT
> 
> I have a PCPI Applicard and a //gs.
>  
> 1: The Applicard does not physically fit in the case. I am planning on using
> an 'extenda-slot' or some-such (a ribbon cable with a slot on one end and a
> connector to a slot on the other) and placing the card in the case at an angle
> so that it will fit. Are there hidden pitfalls to avoid with this technique
> (other than the possibility of the card moving around and shorting whatever it
> bumps into)?
>  
> 
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The problem with doing that sort of thing is that there is a big
chance that the long ribbon cable will pick up noise from the 
environment.  Also, there is a finite, but detectable delay in
the cable, due to the added distance between the card and the slot.
They (the makers of slot extenders) do not recommend using it
for things which are sensitive to noise, or high-speed applications.
(Coprocessors, drive controllers, Ram cards, etc.)  Unfortunately,
what you want to do involves one of these devices, and chances are,
it will not work very well, if at all.

I hope this helps.

--Tak

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