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On Friday, April 16, 2004, at 12:23  AM, Snook, John R wrote:

>
> Seeming as the electrical characteristics of the SE/30 and IIsi
> PDS slot are so similar and the IIsi (I presume) can take Nubus
> cards with the proper adapter, would it be possible to install a
> Nubus card in a IIsi with the same adapter.
>
> Byron.
>
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> They make a NUBUS adaptor for the IIsi.
> It is not plug and play in a SE/30. I don't know if it can be modified 
> to work in an SE/30.
> Any thoughts?
> johnsn
>

<The IIsi NuBus Adapter has an FPU built in (soldered, not socketed 
<IIRC). That at least would have to go, presumably in the same way that 
<you have to remove the FPU on the Asante IIsi/SE/30 NIC.

<Interesting thought though. NuBus Video card in an SE/30 :-)

<John
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Yes the FPU is built in (soldered, not socketed). I unsoldered one and it didn't work 
any more. :-(
I have yet to disable the FPU and see if the NUBUS adaptor will work.
johnsn

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