MB> Jarkko Laiho wrote in a message to Mike Bilow:
>> The cards are 8-bit, 8kb RAM buffer size. The software
>> should be okay (lsl, smc8000 and ipxodi), the net.cfg is
>> similar in both machines too (except for the interrupt,
>> which is... different :)).
> Are you by any chance hanging either card on IRQ 7?  If so, 
> change it.
 JL> No... but what makes IRQ 7 that special?
MB> Two things.  First, it is often assumed to be owned by LPT1 even if it is 
not.
  > Second, it is the dumping ground for transients on other IRQ lines which 
are
  > shorter than the rated recognition time, so IRQ 7 will frequently be 
signalled
  > to software if some card on another IRQ is defective.
   Wow!  What an interesting tidbit. Explains a lot of odd little 
   things over the years....Is this the default behaviour of the 
   PIC?
                                       LRA
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