ries@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM (Marc Ries) (02/16/90)
I am basically coming to the conclusion that my Packard Bell 286 machine is a piece of crap and am interested in picking up another, hopefully better 8-), replacement/backup in the same catagory. ALR (Advanced Logic Research) is a local company out here, and they put our a box called the ALR 286 PowerFlex. I can get it locally for $1100 (286, 3.5 floppy, 1Mb Ram, 40Mb disk). The enticing aspect is that the CPU plugs into the bus, so that you can replace the 286 with a 386SX (~$300) or a i486(~$2600). COMMENTS? Does anybody have any good or bad things to say about this unit and/or my mentality [8-)]. The main thing is $price$, since $1100 is about my limit (since I need to add a monitor card, at least to get up and running). The advantage (it seems to me) is that I an upgrade when/if my budget allows. -- Marc Ries ries@venice.sedd.trw.com (ARPA) somewhere!trwind!venice!ries (UUCP) #include <std.disclaimer>