I just figured it out by going through some Service Source manuals. I was thinking about what other standard interfaces besides Mac video use DA-15 connectors: AUI and PC joystick port was all I could think of, and neither seemed likely to be found on a Mac.
It turns out it is a PC joystick port after all, and that's the card's sole purpose. It came in LC/Quadra 630 and Performa 640 DOS Compatible models. The internal connector attaches via a short cable to the 486 daughterboard which is piggybacked onto the Mac's main board. The skinny shape is to get around the daughterboard; any other LC card wouldn't fit. Ivan. On Feb 24, 9:15 am, Ivan X <[email protected]> wrote: > I came across this odd-looking Apple LC PDS card on eBay. The seller > tentatively calls it a video card, presumably due to the DA-15 > connector, but it's not clear... And what's the internal connector > for? I can only guess that this a part that was preinstalled on some > LC or Performa models, but if so, then I don't know what it does. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190282938584 > > I tried searching for the product number and came up with nothing. > > Does anyone know what this card is? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
