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Apple PC Compatibility Card 7-inch card User Manual

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Networking

m supports ODI and NDIS v.2.1 network drivers
m supports IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, AppleTalk, and TCP/IP protocols in the PC

environment

Sound

16-bit Sound Blaster sound system (with some card models only) allows:
m PC sound played through Macintosh speaker or headphones
m CD-ROM sound recording capability (some computer models only)
m enhanced FM-synthesized sound-out capabilities
m 8- and 16-bit digital sound

Keyboard

m Macintosh ADB keyboard and mouse emulate PC AT-compatible keyboard

and PS/2-compatible mouse

Joystick

m standard PC-style joysticks supported through DB-15 connector included

on some models of the card (PC applications only)

MIDI

m MIDI devices supported through a Sound Blaster–compatible joystick-to-

MIDI adapter cable (available separately)

Serial ports

m two PC-compatible (RS-232) serial interfaces that can be routed, under

software control, either to a text file or through the two Macintosh RS-422
serial ports (RS-422 ports do not support all RS-232 signals)

Parallel port

m Macintosh printer port can emulate PC XT/AT-compatible parallel

port (LPT1)

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