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Apple Macintosh II Bus Master NUBUS card?
Posted by: cheesestraws on 2022-08-23 11:22:36 So, basically, what you're saying is that Apple likely included the Bus Master card with the diagnostics kit, because using a software tool, one could verify the NuBUS works on a Mac by the diagnostics accessing and probing the Bus Master card? That's my take-away from that. Essentially, yes: not all features of the NuBus are accessible without the card installed, so to fully test the NuBus, you need the card installed. That's my best guesss, but it's only a guess.
Posted by: MrFahrenheit on 2022-08-23 11:46:11 Essentially, yes: not all features of the NuBus are accessible without the card installed, so to fully test the NuBus, you need the card installed. That's my best guesss, but it's only a guess. I wonder how it would compare with testing with Snooper and that Snooper card.
Posted by: Phipli on 2022-08-23 12:01:09 I wonder how it would compare with testing with Snooper and that Snooper card. The snooper card doesn't do a whole lot if I remember 🙂 I think it just shows the power rails are there or something.
Posted by: MrFahrenheit on 2022-08-23 13:45:12 The snooper card doesn't do a whole lot if I remember 🙂 I think it just shows the power rails are there or something. I'd love someone to build a NuBUS and PDS card that runs some sort of Raspberry Pi or Arduino and connects with the machine logic board itself and runs tests to diagnose a board that doesn't even boot. They exist on other platforms, like Commodore 64's dead test cartridge, etc. Would be an ingenious idea, but likely collector's wouldn't want to pay anything for it.
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