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#M1230XA vs I-Card

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#82571From: Dan BarransMay 21, 1994 8:53 AM
I don't know of any reason why the M1230XA would be incompatible with a PCMCIA card. The M1230XA's memory appears in a high address range, and should not interfere with any device in the AUTOCONFIG(tm) range like the PCMCIA slot. I haven't tried this, but I have been thinking of getting the Ethernet card so I can get a faster link between my A2000 and A1200 than the slip.device I'm using now. I already have an M1230XA w/8MB… – dan
#82596From: R. Simonsen/MicroBoticsMay 21, 1994 2:59 PM
Dan is right: there should be no memory conflict. –Redmond
#82668From: Larry GlambMay 22, 1994 9:33 PM
Redmond, Thanx. Sounds like I can keep the card even though the slot on the second 1200 itself has apparently gone south. (Swapping the I-Card and cable over to my other 1200 works fine but even with the 1230 removed I can't get diddly out of the new machine. Swapping the 1230 into that machine is a last resort effort due to all the fun involved in pulling the 12 gauge/scsi connection out of that one.) Can you explain to me what the problem was with the 8M MBX1200? lGlamb lglamb+RV13@rvdc.unisys.com
#82667From: Larry GlambMay 22, 1994 9:20 PM
dan, I had the MBX1200 mem expansion board and found it was incompatible with the I-Card so I'm being a bit cautious about this card. I did notice that even with as little as 2M this card seems to be splitting memory into multiple banks but I no longer have the old MBX to go back and see what it was that caused the conflict in it. lGlamb lglamb+RV13@rvdc.unisys.com