[Coco] 8 slot multi pak

RETRO Innovations go4retro at go4retro.com
Wed Jan 18 02:18:42 EST 2017


On 1/18/2017 12:44 AM, Dave Philipsen wrote:
> I think you could probably drive 8 slots with a single set of 
> buffers.  Just make sure the buffers have a high fanout.  I think some 
> buffers can do 20 or more TTL loads on fanout.  And you might also 
> want to experiment with termination on the end of the lines.
I meant to also note that the capacitance might be an issue, but forgot 
to add that before sending.  TI and S-100 bus machine shave 8-12 slots, 
but most include buffers on each card to deal with the issue.

Jim



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