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Fun fact, the O2 had an 'optional' expansion port that was an additional ~$1,000 or so... but the thing is, ALL the O2s had this port - it was that if you paid
by samstave 5y ago
Fun fact, the O2 had an 'optional' expansion port that was an additional ~$1,000 or so... but the thing is, ALL the O2s had this port - it was that if you paid for it, they popped the plastic cover off the case to reveal the port...
- p_l 5y agoWhich expansion port are you talking about?
- samstave 5y agoI cant recall what the port was... A serial port? I cant recall - but just that it was on all O2s and it was just knocking out the plastic cover to get access to it.
- spitfire 5y agoOne of the video ports. I think digital video port. The base model supported audio and "moose cam" (A webcam, in 1996!). If you paid extra you got video.
- p_l 5y agoThere were two video options you could buy, with analog and digital versions, plus there were special parts to provide alternative options for display outs (by default it had sgi-style 13W3 only)
- bri3d 5y agoOh, this was the SDI hack, but it needed a separate port expander - it was more involved than just removing a plate. You could buy the base AV1 "analog" video I/O card and then plug an SDI expansion breakout board (I think the Miranda VIVO was the most popular) into the webcam port, instead of buying the much more expensive AV2 "digital" video I/O card.
- bri3d 5y agoI'm not so sure about this, I've owned a lot of O2s. The only blocking plates on the rear cover of an O2 usually cover the spot where the Flat Panel Adapter or Dual Monitor board goes, and it's not installed by default, or the spot where a PCI card would go, which, well, it's a PCI card.