drew@geaclib.UUCP (Drew Sullivan) (12/06/88)
Rather than replace the mother-board on my 286 system, I am looking for a card/daughter board that will give me a 386 in my current system. Does anyone know of any real products that do this. (Ie are really shipping) -- -- Drew Sullivan <drew@lethe.uucp> +1 416 225-1592 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
davidsen@steinmetz.ge.com (William E. Davidsen Jr) (12/08/88)
In article <3465@geaclib.UUCP> drew@lethe.UUCP (Drew Sullivan) writes: | Rather than replace the mother-board on my 286 system, I am looking | for a card/daughter board that will give me a 386 in my current system. | Does anyone know of any real products that do this. (Ie are really | shipping) Intel "Inboard" is shipping. Check the price of a new motherboard before buying an add-in. If you don't have a big power supply add that cost, since the add-in and the original MB still draw power. I don't sell any of this stuff. -- bill davidsen (wedu@ge-crd.arpa) {uunet | philabs}!steinmetz!crdos1!davidsen "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me
Vaprak@cup.portal.com (John C Foy) (12/08/88)
Drew Sullivan asked about a product to upgrade a 286 to a 386. The answer is yes, but not cheap. Intel has a board that is called Inboard 386AT. It is a full 16bit card that you put in your 286 and it gives you 386 power. Basically, you take out the 286 and run a cable from the card to the hole where the 80286 chip was and its done. The only prob is the price - $1000 plus $200 installation kit. My personal advice? get a new mother board... Vaprak@cup.portal.com Sun!cup.portal.com!Vaprak
terry@eecea.eece.ksu.edu (Terry Hull) (12/09/88)
The Intel Inboard/386 works very well in IBM machines and in most clones.
I am using one now in a PC Limited 286/8 machine. I run both DOS and
XENIX on it and do not have any complaints. It also has a 5 year
warranty from Intel.
The board is capable of using both 16 bit and 32 bit memory. When it
is using 32 bit memory, it is about as fast as a 16Mhz Compaq. When
using 16 bit memory, it is about 60% as fast.
--
Terry Hull Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Kansas State University
INTERNET: terry@eecea.eece.ksu.edu Manhattan, KS 66502
UUCP: rutgers!ksuvax1!eecea!terryamlovell@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Anthony M Lovell) (12/10/88)
In article <12286@cup.portal.com>, Vaprak@cup.portal.com (John C Foy) writes: > The answer is yes, but not cheap. Intel has a board that is called > Inboard 386AT. It is a full 16bit card that you put in your 286 and > it gives you 386 power. Basically, you take out the 286 and run a cable > from the card to the hole where the 80286 chip was and its done. > The only prob is the price - $1000 plus $200 installation kit. > My personal advice? get a new mother board... My answer to this would be to suggest that you shop around. 8 months ago, I bought the PC version of this board complete for $650. You can find the prices are creeping back down to this range (the problem is the 1MB RAM included) The AT version should not exceed this board's cost by over $100 in the worst case. Your board seems to have been obtained at list. And what praytell are they trying to to charge an extra $200 for in the installation kit? The one cable? Shop around and then refuse to let the dealer sell you a car and charge extra for the tires. -- amlovell@phoenix.princeton.edu ...since 1963.