>Thanks for the answers I got to the very basic questions I asked >the other day about what PCMCIA slots are. > >Andy wrote: >>PCMCIA is like NuBus or PCI for a Laptop. It's a bus that you plug >>PCMCIA cards into. > >Somehow I've used macs for years but never had to deal with >NuBus or PCI. What _is_ PCI, by the way? (I was >reading something the other day -- don't remember if it >was a software read-me or some trouble-shooting guide -- >that mentioned PCI macs, and I wasn't sure if mine _was_ >a PCI mac or not. How does one tell?)
Couple ways. One is to ask. Computers with PCI slots: G3 and G4 towers Beige G3 desktops and towers PowerMac 7200, 7300,7500,7600,8500,8600,9500,9600 Computers with NuBus slots: PowerMac 6100, 7100, 8100 (and 9150) Quadra 650, 700, 800, 840av, 900, 950 Mac II, IIx, IIcx, IIci, IIfx If you have a beige G3 and want USB on it, you buy a PCI card that you install into one of the expansion slots. Same with faster video, sound, SCSI etc The PCI-PowerMacs are usually the 7300,7500,7600,8500,8600,9500,9600 - that is the ones with the removable processor card (ie not the 7200) >>>Does >>>that mean I would _have_ a PC card in there, or only that I could use >>>one if I had it? And if I had one, what might I use it for? >>> >>You should have 1 or 2 _slots_, to plug _cards_ into. > >Do some 2400s have one, and some have two? All have two. Peace Andrew ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
