Msg: 6483 *Conference*
05-02-96 14:40:00
From: RON WIESEN
To : GARY WEBER
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #6480 (NEC LAPTOP)
OK about different physical bus connector, but still same 48-pin total. As long as the same bus signals are present, even if pin number assignment differs, then a connector adapter will mate a Rampac to the NEC laptop. For the Model 100 there's an adapter with short cable for a Rampac. The system bus of the M100 is a wide DIP socket under the door that covers the Option ROM and expansion RAM DIP sockets. I don't know how the Rampac was physically supported where mated to the M100 - maybe just dangled on the cable but I doubt that. Point is that a Rampac to NEC adapter can be done (or has been done). Of course you will need a NEC-specific utility (equivalent to RAM100.CO or RAM200.CO) which is a more time intense project. Utility project aside, at the least you'de have sector-level access in BASIC via IN and OUT statements.