era@ihuxz.ATT.COM (Eric R. Anderson) (11/14/88)
OK, simple question. I have a 6300+. I'm very happy with it. I see fancy boards advertised which have ports, memory, and all sorts of things. How compatible is the hardware in my 6300+? Can I buy boards from manufacturers other than AT&T? If so, what do I look for? Thanks, Eric Anderson ihuxz!era
john@banzai.UUCP (John Canning) (11/16/88)
In article <3608@ihuxz.ATT.COM> era@ihuxz.ATT.COM (Eric R. Anderson) writes: >I see fancy boards advertised which have ports, memory, >and all sorts of things. How compatible is the hardware in >my 6300+? Can I buy boards from manufacturers other than AT&T? >If so, what do I look for? > The 6300+ was introduced with a 16 bit bus before there was a standard from our friends at IBM. Of course, the two busses differ in their physical look. In other words, a 16 bit board for an AT will not run in a 6300+ and vice versa. 8 bit boards will work, however. So, you can buy 8 bit boards from manufacturers other than AT&T. From experience, I have not found a RAM board manufactured by anyone but AT&T which will work in the 6300+. Also, if you want to put in your own video controller, you have to go through a bunch of contortions to disable AT&T's built in controller, as it connects the bus to the mother board. John Canning The People's Computer Company Burlington, Vermont