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<h2 id="compatibility-cards-by-system">Compatibility cards by system</h2> <h3>Apple II</h3> <ul><li>The <a href="/facts/Z-80_SoftCard/8b2yGT0j">Z-80 SoftCard</a> made the <a href="/facts/Apple_II/se82CNvK">Apple II</a> and <a href="/facts/Apple_II_Plus/UyAGBJ9t">Apple II Plus</a> compatible with <a href="/facts/CP/M/n5rTgXdC">CP/M</a> by way of a <a href="/facts/Zilog_Z80/Jeqe2h55">Zilog Z80</a> processor, and was followed up by the Premium SoftCard IIe for the <a href="/facts/Apple_IIe/3LMaIspU">Apple IIe</a>.</li></ul> <h3>IBM PC compatibles</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/3DO_Blaster/j9Nm5GCX">3DO Blaster</a></li></ul> <h3>Macintosh</h3> <h4>By Apple</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Apple_IIe_Card/RdtoCAFW">Apple IIe Card</a> for the <a href="/facts/Macintosh_LC_family/gpGvPcCj">Macintosh LC family</a></li> <li>Houdini I <a href="/facts/Processor_Direct_Slot/DsuArRVl">PDS</a> card for <a href="/facts/Macintosh_Quadra/oplF0jWp">Macintosh Quadra</a> with a 25 MHz 486 CPU</li> <li>DOS Compatibility card for <a href="/facts/Power_Macintosh_6100/LIr0pwXE">Power Macintosh 6100</a> with a 486/66 CPU (actually a Quadra PDS card with a special adapter; if the adapter is removed, the card can be used in a Quadra)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li> <li>7-inch <a href="/facts/Conventional_PCI/n6CGuFvP">PCI</a> PC Compatibility card with <a href="/facts/Cyrix_5x86/UatSfAUo">5x86</a>/100 MHz CPU</li> <li>12-inch PCI PC Compatibility card with Intel <a href="/facts/Pentium/czINY469">Pentium</a> 100MHz CPU,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Intel Pentium 166MHz CPU,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> or Cyrix <a href="/facts/Cyrix_6x86/q43nNY14">6x86</a> 133MHz CPU (166PR)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> for <a href="/facts/Power_Macintosh_7200/vzAHRS49">Power Macintosh 7200</a>, <a href="/facts/Power_Macintosh_7300/T2IxAD6B">7300</a>, <a href="/facts/Power_Macintosh_4400/fCRfVKhz">Power Macintosh 4400</a> and <a href="/facts/Power_Macintosh_4400/fCRfVKhz">7220</a></li></ul> <h4>By other manufacturers</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Dayna_Communications/k7J1aVeP">Dayna Communications</a> released the <a href="/facts/MacCharlie/0tXvHsNs">MacCharlie</a> for the <a href="/facts/Macintosh_128K/oXlQGVpX">Macintosh 128K</a> and <a href="/facts/Macintosh_512K/sDmhk0cn">512K</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/AST_Research/0zTdsr8b">AST Research</a> released the Mac86 as a PDS expansion for the <a href="/facts/Macintosh_SE/tjXM7xFQ">Macintosh SE</a>, giving it DOS compatibility through a 10 MHz 8086 processor. It was followed up by the <a href="/facts/Mac286/AleptaG3">Mac286</a>, which added a 286 processor through the <a href="/facts/Macintosh_II/VzSQmwRj">Macintosh II</a>'s NuBus slots. After AST left the Mac market, the rights to both were sold to Orange Micro.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Orange_Micro/Yv9vq590">Orange Micro</a>'s OrangePC series of cards were the spiritual successor to the Mac86 and Mac286. These cards provided support for 386, 486, and Pentium processors, up to a 400 MHz <a href="/facts/AMD_K6-2/xu2VCf0r">AMD K6-2</a> processor in the final model. Orange Micro also released the PCfx!, a cut down OrangePC board with a 200 MHz Pentium soldered on.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Reply_Corporation/eXR75bCg">Reply Corporation</a>'s DOS on Mac series of cards added a 486/5x86 (up to 100 MHz) processor and DOS compatibility to Centris, Quadra, Performa, and Power Macintoshes through a PDS expansion; later models supported PCI-based Power Macs and Pentium processors up to 200 MHz. This technology was acquired by <a href="/facts/Radius_(hardware_company)/DPfQxqod">Radius</a> in 1997, who began selling the cards under the name "Detente."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li></ul> <h3>Amiga</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Amiga_Sidecar/WnGuXpaD">Amiga Sidecar</a> for the <a href="/facts/Amiga_1000/GwPJnr0t">Amiga 1000</a></li></ul> <h3>Archimedes</h3> <p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/Acorn_Archimedes/BxInoqjT">Acorn Archimedes § IBM PC-compatible podules</a></p> <ul><li>In 1992, the company Aleph One released the 386PC, an expansion that added a 20 MHz 386SX processor to the Archimedes for running DOS applications. Licensed versions of these cards were soon made by Acorn for the A3020 and A4000; these official cards were available with both 386SX and 486SLC processors.</li> <li>An updated DOS compatibility card with a 40 MHz 486SX (underclocked to 33 MHz) was available as an upgrade for the Archimedes' successor, the <a href="/facts/Risc_PC/82A6RIzn">Risc PC</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Card Manuals". Archived from the original on 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2008-08-19. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081027205940/http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=50099" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20081027205940/http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=50099</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Installing a DOS Card Into 68k Macs (Not Supported by Apple)". Jag's House. Retrieved 2021-12-05. <a href="https://www.jagshouse.com/DOScard.html" target="_blank">https://www.jagshouse.com/DOScard.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>7200 <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>7300 <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>4400 and 7220 <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Reply Home Page". Archived from the original on 1997-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-05. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19971210094730/http://www.reply.com:80/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/19971210094730/http://www.reply.com:80/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Acorn RISC PC 486 co-processor" (PDF). Personal Computer World. June 1995. <a href="http://chrisacorns.computinghistory.org.uk/docs/Mags/PCW/PCW_Jun95_RPC486PCcard.pdf" target="_blank">http://chrisacorns.computinghistory.org.uk/docs/Mags/PCW/PCW_Jun95_RPC486PCcard.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>