PC-compatible addons (was Re: Amiga Sidecar (was Re: Computer auction in Vancouver BC))

[Cameron Kaiser]

> There was a 386 PC-compatible card for the Symbolics 3640/45/70/75 
> series Lisp machines (no, really).
> 
> http://www.asl.dsl.pipex.com/symbolics/photos/3600/386coproc_3789-2.html
> 
> I'd love to get my hands on one (I guess I'd need an LBUS 'bolix 
> first...), though I'd be willing to bet the software to drive it is nigh 
> unobtanium at this point.

"It is not you I desire / but your Lisp machine" -- Red Martian (smj)

> I have an Orange386 in my IIfx (along with a Radius Rocket II)... it's 
> like having a PC and an extra Mac, inside a Mac... at the same time.  
> Why?  Because I can.

I love the Mac PC cards, especially the Orange Micros, but we talked about
those at length pretty recently.

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