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mathgeek
Junior Member
USA
113 Posts |
 Posted - 16 Jul 2002 : 22:54:21
I just installed an Apple Video System card in my Performa 636. I noticed that on the card itself there is a small slot to plug something into. I can't find any reference to it in the specs or manual.
Any one know what this slot is for? Mpeg card? FM tuner? Snow-cone maker?  mathgeek 68K Macs Liberated: LC, Performa 636, IIx
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Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jul 2002 : 23:05:34
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I just installed an Apple Video System card in my Performa 636. I noticed that on the card itself there is a small slot to plug something into. I can't find any reference to it in the specs or manual.
Any one know what this slot is for? Mpeg card? FM tuner? Snow-cone maker?
my guess would be the MPEG card for the PDS. shreve has them, but they wanted $50, so i got 2 LC PDS PAS 16's and an extra remote control for the same price instead. I may get the MPEG card someday too, but not for that price. maybe there's a manual for it on one of the gamba links with the info you want, dunno. you can get the exact product name off shreve's site to google with tho.jt  ™.
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mathgeek
Junior Member
USA
113 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2002 : 12:34:03
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my guess would be the MPEG card for the PDS.
Thanks trash, a little googlin' did reveal that the slot is for the ribbon cable connector that attaches to the Mpeg card. I'm not sure why I would want one of these, especially for $50. What are they good for? A snow-cone maker would be more useful in this 90 degree LA heat (thats 32 for you celsius types or 305 for chemists, physicists and other nerds). mathgeek 68K Macs Liberated: LC, Performa 636, IIx
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cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader
USA
2965 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2002 : 12:39:12
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I'm not sure why I would want one of these, especially for $50. What are they good for?
68k's weren't robust enough to do software MPEG encoding, like PPC's can. So, you needed extra hardware to get streaming video in or out of a 68k, and that's what you'd need it for.  You think it's hot there in Pasadena? It was 105 up here in Canyon Country the other day...  666th poster and 666th thread-creator
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I Have No Legs! Edited by - cinemafia on 17 Jul 2002 12:39:43 |
Apple Video System slot
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