rickf@cadnetix.COM (03/01/89)
I am seeking information in hopes of upgrading my Heath 151 PC-clone
(4.77 MHz) to one of the faster processor driven machine's (286 or 386).
My current configuration consists of:
2 - 360K Floppies (would like to change one to a 1.2 meg)
1 - 30 Meg Seagate hard drive with Western D. Controller
1 - Jameco extended memory card
Nec V20 chip
The remaining boards are the standard ones included with
the Heath kit; CPU, Video, I/O, Memory, Floppy controller,
and the Backplane (mother-board)
What I would like to do is savage as much of the original system as
possible. I spoke to my local Heath dealer and was told that this
is impossible, that my only option is to scrap or sell my old
system, and buy a new kit. I know this conversion is possible
because a company, "First Capital Computer" (I think that's right)
offer's it for a number of different Heath/Zenith configrations.
I have also tried to follow the posting's concerning the
"INTEL-386 board", but it seems that if you are not a TRUE
IBM, then the board may not work. Input on the use of the INTEL
board and a Heath machine would also be appreciated.
Years ago when I decided to go the "kit route" I thought I'd learn
a little about the machine's internals (I did), and that if Heath
did upgrade to faster machine's, they would make available to the
kit builders a reasonable number of inhancement from previous levels
of machines; maybe that was an un-realistic view point to take, I
guess I got MAD from the "forget it, it can't be done, buy a new kit"
response I got from my local dealer - Oh well. Anyway, I still like
my machine alot but would like to move forward toward the faster speeds
and capabilities.
I'd appreciate any information on the above, you can either email to me
or post response's to the net if other's would be interested.
Thanks...
Rick Farrell Internet:rickf@cadnetix.COM
Cadnetix Corp. UUCP: cadnetix!rickf
5775 Flatiron Parkway {uunet,boulder,nbires}!cadnetix!rickf
Boulder, CO 80301 Voice: 303-444-8075 x 336parker@epiwrl.EPI.COM (Alan Parker) (03/03/89)
In article <6854@cadnetix.COM> rickf@cadnetix.COM () writes: > > I am seeking information in hopes of upgrading my Heath 151 PC-clone > (4.77 MHz) to one of the faster processor driven machine's (286 or 386). Get hold of either REMARK (The Heath Users Group Mag) or Sextant magazine. They both have lots of ads from folks that can upgrade your 151. There are some low cost speed increase upgrades, as well as 286 upgrades (not so low cost). You can also easily increase the memory to over a Meg. Call a place called FCC (First Computer Corp?) in St. Charles, MO. They specialize in these machines and probably could sell you something (they aren't the cheapest). You'll have to look up their number.