bareta@ihuxv.ATT.COM (Benyukhis) (01/07/89)
Need a lot of advice on upgrading 286 to 386 (ideally one would sell one and buy the other... but it is impossible to sell the used machine for as much as you have already invested so ....) I am looking for an information on how to upgrade an AT type machine to a 386 i.e what are the available products, known limitations, etc. For information: I have a PC's Limited 286 AT 6/8Mhz switchable with Phoenix BIOS, 40Mb ST-251, EGA, and 3MB (120 or 100 ns RAM) 1024 on the mother board and 2Mb on the Everex Ram board (3000 I beleive) I need all of the information I can gather (prices too if known) Will summarize the results to the net. Thanks much, Edward Benyukhis
jbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer) (01/07/89)
In article <3106@ihuxv.ATT.COM> bareta@ihuxv.ATT.COM (Benyukhis) writes: >Need a lot of advice on upgrading 286 to 386 (ideally one would sell one >and buy the other... but it is impossible to sell the used machine >for as much as you have already invested so ....) I am looking >for an information on how to upgrade an AT type machine to a 386 i.e >what are the available products, known limitations, etc. >For information: I have a PC's Limited 286 AT 6/8Mhz switchable with >Phoenix BIOS, 40Mb ST-251, EGA, and 3MB (120 or 100 ns RAM) >1024 on the mother board and 2Mb on the Everex Ram board (3000 I beleive) > A major possibility is to junk the 286 motherboard and get a replacement 386 board. There are many of them out on the market for prices starting at $1000 (rare), moving up to $1500 (happauge 386) or higher. JB -- Jonathan Bayer "The time has come," the Walrus said... Intelligent Software Products, Inc. 19 Virginia Ave. ...uunet!ispi!jbayer Rockville Centre, NY 11570 (516) 766-2867 jbayer@ispi
debra@alice.UUCP (Paul De Bra) (01/10/89)
In article <400@ispi.UUCP> jbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer) writes: }In article <3106@ihuxv.ATT.COM> bareta@ihuxv.ATT.COM (Benyukhis) writes: }>Need a lot of advice on upgrading 286 to 386 (ideally one would sell one }>and buy the other... but it is impossible to sell the used machine }>for as much as you have already invested so ....)... } }A major possibility is to junk the 286 motherboard and get a replacement }386 board. There are many of them out on the market for prices starting }at $1000 (rare), moving up to $1500 (happauge 386) or higher. I couldn't agree more. Having my 286 motherboard "blow up" a couple of days ago, an accelerator board doesn't help... Since your 286 motherboard is aging this is a *real* issue... Paul. -- ------------------------------------------------------ |debra@research.att.com | uunet!research!debra | ------------------------------------------------------