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Apple PC Compatibility Card User Manual

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Sound

16-bit Sound Blaster sound system allows
m PC sound played through Macintosh speaker or headphones
m CD-ROM sound recording capability
m enhanced FM-synthesized sound-out capabilities
m 8- and 16-bit digital sound

Sound Blaster microphone and line input are not supported.

Keyboard

Macintosh ADB keyboard and mouse emulate PC AT-compatible keyboard
and PS/2-compatible mouse.

Joystick

Standard PC-style joysticks supported through DB-15 connector included on
the card (PC applications only).

MIDI

MIDI devices supported through a Sound Blaster–compatible joystick-to-
MIDI adapter cable (available separately).

Serial ports

Two PC compatible 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

Macintosh printer port can emulate PC XT/AT-compatible parallel port
(LPT1).

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Appendix E