usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) (12/27/88)
I am considering upgrading my current system. I currently have a IBM XT 4.77MHz and am considering going to a 286 box. Has anyone had any experience with motherboard replacement as oppossed to accelerator cards as oppossed to scrap the box and buy a new one advice. I use my machine for recreation and small amounts of consulting, so I'm not too interested in investing an amount that I could buy a new car with. John H. Lawitzke UUCP: ...rutgers!mailrus!frith!fciiho!jhl Michigan Farm Bureau ...decvax!purdue!mailrus!frith!fciiho!jhl Insurance Group ...uunet!frith!jhl "My other computer is an IBM RT Model 135"
mms%sordid@Sun.COM (Michael Silverstein) (12/28/88)
In article <1381@cps3xx.UUCP> jhl@frith.egr.msu.edu (John H. Lawitzke) writes: >*> I am considering upgrading my current system. I currently have a >*> IBM XT 4.77MHz and am considering going to a 286 box. Has anyone had >*> any experience with motherboard replacement as oppossed to accelerator >*> cards as oppossed to scrap the box and buy a new one advice. I use >*> my machine for recreation and small amounts of consulting, so I'm not >*> too interested in investing an amount that I could buy a new car with. >*> >*> John H. Lawitzke UUCP: ...rutgers!mailrus!frith!fciiho!jhl >*> Michigan Farm Bureau ...decvax!purdue!mailrus!frith!fciiho!jhl >*> Insurance Group ...uunet!frith!jhl >*> "My other computer is an IBM RT Model 135" Consider the "Tiger 286 Board", available from CDS Advanced Computer Products, Oakland Rd, San Jose, CA. Its a replacement motherboard that lets you retain all your peripherals (disk controller, display board, keyboard, etc), even your old memory chips if they're fast enough. 8 Mhz version requires 150 nsec rams, sells for about $200. (sans memory). 10 Mhz version requires 120 nsec, costs about $20. more. Not affiliated, just satisfied, etc., etc. *-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-*-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=* | /\/\ike Silverstein | This can't be deja vous. Things are more like | | sun!mms -or- mms@sun.com | they are now than they've ever been before! | *-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-*-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=*
ward@chinet.chi.il.us (Ward Christensen) (12/30/88)
In article <1381@cps3xx.UUCP> jhl@frith.egr.msu.edu (John H. Lawitzke) writes: >I am considering upgrading my current system. I currently have a >IBM XT 4.77MHz and am considering going to a 286 box. Has anyone had >any experience with motherboard replacement as oppossed to accelerator >cards as oppossed to scrap the box and buy a new one advice. I use >my machine for recreation and small amounts of consulting, so I'm not >too interested in investing an amount that I could buy a new car with. I recommend the Bullet 286. It comes in several flavors. I bought one for my 5-slot PC, and upgraded the power supply and added a larger hard drive (not yet complete). I have used the Bullet for a couple months, and really love it. It included 384K Disk Cache based in ROM, taking only 8K from the system. CAUTION: the board can NOT have memory disabled back below 640K such as to use DesqView. The board I got was 8mhz, 0-wait, 5 slot, 0-K for <$300, so add a meg of memory and voila - not TOO much money, still got your case, power supply, drives, keyboard, etc. I bought it from DP Computers in Salt Lake City. Others MAY have it cheaper, but I don't have details. P.S. yes, there ARE XT (8-slot) models - quite a few, various speeds, etc. You'll find the SLOWEST at say 8mhz to make your system QUITE acceptable until you can afford say a 386 "next year". (that was my logic). You could get MORE power for a few more $$ also. P.P.S. the SLOTS still run at 4.77MHz, for compatability, so you won't get QUITE the performance (say, 1:1 or 1:2 interleave on disk controllers) that you could get from a "baby AT" type board, probably for more $$.