[rescue] Apple WWDC Summary

[Phil Stracchino]

On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 10:14:12AM -0400, Kevin wrote:
> I do not believe PDS was ever considered as a general bus (NuBus or
> otherwise) replacement.  It was more like VLBus/ISA to a PDS/NuBus
> scenario.  A Mac could only have one PDS slot if i remember correctly. 

Correct, except arguably more restrictive.  You couldn't use an '030 PDS
card in an '040 PDS slot, or an '020 card in an '030 slot, etc.  Then
again, until the VLB standard, you generally couldn't use one
manufacturer's localbus card in another's localbus motherboard either.


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