From: bchase@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Bret Chase)
Subject: Re: PDS vs. Nubus (was Re: LC III NuBus Capable?)
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In article <C5MqK0.F29@liverpool.ac.uk> wis@liverpool.ac.uk (Mr. W.I. Sellers) writes:
>Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey (higgins@fnalf.fnal.gov) wrote:
>: In article <C5KzLs.KKB@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>, hades@coos.dartmouth.edu (Brian V. Hughes) writes:
>: > mmiller@garnet.msen.com (Marvin Miller) writes:
>: >>My friend recently purchased a LC III and he wants to know if there is
>: >>such a demon called NuBus adapter for his PDS slot? 
>
>: > The LC family of Macs can only
>: > use PDS cards. They are not able to use NuBus.
>
>: Ah, but why?  Can some technically-hip Macslinger tell us what the
>: difference is between PDS and Nubus?  
>
>: Is it impossible to make a gadget that plugs into PDS and ends in a
>: Nubus card cage?  At least, Marvin's friend has not been able to
>: locate one and neither have I.  What is the fundamental reason for
>: this?
>
>I think that there do exist NuBus expansion cages (I'm sure I've seen
>them advertised occassionally), but I think that the main problem is that
>they cost much more than the difference in price between say a LC and IIvx
>so unless you need lots of NuBus slots its not worth the bother.
>
>(Of course, it may be that these extra boxes are so expensive because
>no one buys them because they are so expensive...)
>
>NuBus technology isn't a special Apple Proprietry thing (I have this
>sneaky feeling that it is licensed from Texas Instruments???) so there
>is no problem building an expansion box.

Apple uses the IEEE Nubus-90 standard for their 32 bit backplane bus.
(I got this from a technote that I reada couple of weeks ago)

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Hope this helps,
Bret Chase


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