Enhanced Cartridge Interface (ECI)
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The Enhanced Cartridge Interface or ECI was a 14-pin extension to the cartridge slot on Atari 8-bit XE computers. This allowed external devices access to the system's data and bus lines. It was functionally compatible with the Parallel Bus Interface (PBI) on the XL computers.
The ECI was found on the 65XE (European version), the 130XE and the 800XE.
The ECI was found on the 65XE (European version), the 130XE and the 800XE.
Devices
- Black Box - The Black Box by CSS hooks up to either PBIParallel Bus Interface (PBI)The Parallel Bus Interface, or PBI, is a 50-pin port found on some Atari 8-bit XL computers. It provides unbuffered, direct connection to the system bus lines , running at the same speed as the 6502 CPU. The 600XL and 800XL computers, along with the unreleased 1400XL and 1450XLD had a PBI interface...
or ECI connection. Featured a SCSI interface, a serial port, parallel port, floppy drive interface and a built-in menu system. - Karin Maxi, a parallel floppy disk drive.
- KMK/JŻ IDE (aka IDEa), an ATA host adapter (http://drac030.krap.pl/en-kmkjz-info.php)