hi i just acquired this super old computer that i found on the curb, i believe it is a real antique specifications are as follow:

Leading Edge MP-1676L

1 5.25" floppy drive
Miniscribe 3012 5.25" half-height hard drive
Mitsubishi P/S (this thing is huge)
Mitsubishi Mother board MV-O (this is the only writing it has)
08088-2 processor
6 8-bit slots
the cards it has are:
RLL HDD card
External drive card
RAM card
25 pin serial port card
Monochrome monitor/Parallel port card

last time i tried this computer it had a CP/M and nSTAR operating system. What IM trying to do is i would like to know if i could install a 16 bit video card on a 8 bit slot, since my old IBM Monochrome monitor is in its last days i want to use a regular cheap svga monitor (it doenst matter to me if the output is monochrome) . The thing is i dont want to try it without knowing if installing a card in such a manner can ruin a computer. and this a computer i would like to keep in working condition

any HELP and advice WELCOME thank you very muchNo, you can't (physically) install a 16-bit card in an 8-bit slot (you can visa-versa though).    It would probably blow out the computer because each of those points-of-connection is either voltage, data or nothing.  You plug in the wrong card and it isn't GOING to work.  Bummer, I know.  

Alan <><  I suggest giving up on this project for a LOT of reasons.  Why in the world would you want to get that peice of scrap metal working?, Jut go ebaying if you really need onei see, so then i guess ill just leave this at that,

i just happen to COLLECT these things,
i have a couple of old computers like the Altair 8800, IBM 5160, Molecular Computer, etc
and some really old printers like the IBM 1403,
and various panels and Mobos from old machines.If it fits, you can do it? Quote from: CyberHawk on October 04, 2006, 04:25:04 PM

last time i tried this computer (Molecular) it had a CP/M and nSTAR operating system. What im trying to do is i would like to know if i could install a 16 bit video card on a 8 bit slot, since my old IBM Monochrome monitor is in its last days i want to use a regular cheap svga monitor (it doenst matter to me if the output is monochrome) . The thing is i dont want to try it without knowing if installing a card in such a manner can ruin a computer. and this a computer i would like to keep in working condition

any help and advice welcome thank you very much