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About expansion cards
Expansion cards are printed circuit boards that can be installed in your
computer to give it special features, such as enhanced video capabilities,
networking and communications capabilities, and additional processing
power. Your Macintosh has slots available for three different kinds of
expansion cards:
m a PCI (peripheral component interconnect) slot that can accommodate a
6.88-inch PCI card, such as a video-editing card
m a communication slot for an internal modem or Ethernet card (you may
already have an internal modem or other communication card installed in
this slot)
m a video-in slot for a video input card that brings signals into the computer
from a videocassette recorder (VCR), laser disc player, video camera, or
similar device (The video input card is sold by your Apple-authorized
dealer under the name Apple Video System.)
You can also install the following additional expansion cards in
your Macintosh:
m a TV/FM tuner card that allows you to watch and to record TV and
videos and to listen to FM radio on your Macintosh (The TV/FM tuner
card is sold by your Apple-authorized dealer under the name Apple
TV/FM Radio System.)
m video cards that let you perform video editing and other functions
Video-in slot
(You may have a video input card
already installed in this slot.)
PCI slot and PCI card adapter
Communication slot
(You may have a communication
card—such as an internal modem
installed in this slot.)
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