kim@msn034.misemi (Kim Letkeman) (10/26/88)
Hi, First posting. I have only recently become aware of the net and so I have missed out on a lot of information that would be of interest. I would like a bit of information with respect to increasing the performance of a bland 4.77 mhz PC/XT clone. I realize that the ultimate method is to buy an accelerator board, but I don't have the cash on hand for a $600 - $1000 purchase. All I am really interested in is a slight speed increase, perhaps double. I know that the NEC V20 chip is available, and that there are aftermarket methods for juicing up the clock and so on ... What I would like is a concise summary of all of the cheap methods for getting a little bit of improvement from someone who has been watching the news roll by for the last while. Thanks, Kim
boettche@gumby.cs.wisc.edu (Michael Boettcher) (10/29/88)
**************************** From ****************************************** Subject: Speeding Up a PC/XT (...deleted ) I would like a bit of information with respect to increasing the performance of a bland 4.77 mhz PC/XT clone. I realize that the ultimate method is to buy an accelerator board, but I don't have the cash on hand for a $600 - $1000 purchase. All I am really interested in is a slight speed increase, perhaps double. I know that the NEC V20 chip is available, and that there are aftermarket methods for juicing up the clock and so on ... ************************************************************************** From the computer shopper, I have come to the conclusion that it is cheaper to replace the mother board. You can get a new board for a low of $50 to a high of around $150 for a 12 MHz board with a few added featurs. The speed up boards I have seen cost around $90 to $130 depending if you have a generic clone, or a "not quite" compatible like a Leading Edge, Tandy 1200 etc. I you want to really want to improve your performance, you could get an AT mother board. They sell for around $300 to $450. They generally run at 10 or 12 MHz. One of the drawbacks of a new mother board is if you have a system that built in capabilities. This includes such things as video, floppy drive controller, clock, etc. If your system has these, if you get a mother board you need to get one that also has these, or else buy new plug in boards. Like I said befor, if you give some more information, I could help some more. I am posting this here because I couldn't mail it. Whats you full net address? Michael Boettcher Student, UW Madison Applied Math, Engr. and Physics