as2d+@andrew.cmu.edu (Alan Henry Stein) (07/21/89)
Hey folks,
I'm currently in the process of selecting components for a 286 machine I am
building. I have located what I feel are the best sources and products for
price and performance. Posted here is a list of the components, the prices,
and the mail order firms I am considering. If you have any comments (good or
bad) about any of the items or mail order firms, let me know. Also, if you
have good used or new equipment for sale which may fit my needs, let me know.
Also, if you know of anyplace with good mail order prices on any of the items,
let me know.
Thanks in advance,
alan
MOTHERBOARD:
20 mhz 286 -XT size,NEAT chipset,0k installed,4meg max,phoenix bios,LIM EMS 4.0
1 yr warranty
$395 + 3% Visa
Hokkins Systemation Inc, (HSI)
131 East Brokaw Rd.
San Jose, CA 95112
408-436-8303
Alternatives:
16mhz 286 Baby Size,neat chipset
$399.95
Jameco Electronics
1355 Shoreway Dr.
Belmont CA 94002
415-592-8097
16mhz 286 XT size,0k/4meg,AMI bios, Addonics(ACER) board
Computer Expert Inc.
1501 broadway suit 2605
NY,NY 10036
(212)840-2010
MEMORY:
Anyone know of a good reliable source of memory. I will likely be looking
for 2 megs to start with.
HARD DISK:
Seagate ST157N w/ST02 controller. 48meg SCSI with controller for 2 floppies
$317+$40(controller)
Treasure Chest
1-800-245-3040
FLOPPIES:
Toshiba 360k $55
1.2m $69
1.44m $72
Solution Designs Inc.
13701 Gramercy Place
Gardena, CA 90249
1-800-759-0148
MONITOR:
Magnavox CM7749 VGA Grey Scale
$125
USA FLEX
135 N. Brandon Dr.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60139
VIDEO CARD:
Logix VGA1000 16bit/256k,1024x768 support,claims register compatibility
with IBM VGA, 30 day money back, 1yr warranty.
$269
Logix Microcomputer Inc.
375 Morgan Lane
West Haven, CT 06516
1-800-248-2140
I/O:
2s/1p/1g $45
Sunnytech Inc.
17 Smith St #7
Englewood, NJ 07631
1-800-367-1132
CASE:
Minitower 200w PS,2-5 1/4" openings,2 3 1/2" openings,1 3 1/2" enclosure
$119
Jinco Computers
5122 Walnut Grove Ave.
San Gabriel, CA 91776
818-309-1108
$135
Essence Group
17150 New Hope St. Unit #904
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
714-546-3110
KEYBOARD:
Small Footprint 101key
$75
California Microchip
818-998-1271
Keytronics 101
$47
Hokkins Systemation (HSI)
408-436-8303William.Cummins@bigtime.fidonet.org (William Cummins) (07/22/89)
Yes I can sell you a compleat system for close to the same price as the
componets but wo/ the nightmare you are trying to set your self up with
by buying the things from 10 diff manufactures ie. it's not the part I
sold you wust be the $%^^$#& thing you got from @#$%%% ! so if your
interested in a system that is all asymbled and is warentented but one
company call Gene - o - Tech (503)753-9544 william cummins
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