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About expansion cards – Apple Macintosh 6500 User Manual

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About expansion cards

Expansion cards are printed circuit boards that can be installed in your
computer to give it special features, such as enhanced video capabilities,
networking and communications capabilities, and additional processing
power. Your computer has slots available for three different kinds of
expansion cards:

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two PCI (peripheral component interconnect) slots for 6.88-inch PCI cards

m

a communication slot for an internal modem or Ethernet card (You may
already have a card installed in this slot.)

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a video-in slot for a video input card that brings signals into the computer
from a videocassette recorder (VCR), laser disc player, video camera, or
similar device (The video input card is sold by your Apple-authorized
dealer under the name Apple Video System.)

You can also install the following additional expansion cards in
your computer:

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the Apple External Video Connector kit that allows video mirroring on an
external monitor

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a TV or TV/FM tuner card that allows you to watch and to record TV and
videos and to listen to FM radio on your computer (TV and TV/FM tuner
cards you can install include the Apple TV/FM Radio System and the
Apple TV System.)

PCI slots (2)

Communication slot

Video-in slot

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