ttang@puff.cs.wisc.edu (Theodore Tang) (04/06/88)
My situation: I own an IBM portable PC and would like to get it upgraded. I've looked at 286 motherboards, 386 motherboards, 286 coprocessor cards, and 386 coprocessor cards. What I've found: is the Intel Inboard 386/PC. It has a 386 running at 16 Mhz and 1 megabyte of on board 32 bit RAM. It is plug and play. What I've done: I've called a mail order firm who has the device advertised for $749.00 including blue label shipping and a 30 day money back guarantee. I've also called Intel for more information about this. Intel has told me that there might be a problem with the ribbon cable reaching the CPU socket in my portable because the long slots are the farthest from the socket. They also said that you need to disable motherboard RAM (down to at least 256K). You can actually remove the RAM and install it in another machine, ie. it doesn't need it. The Inboard is also unlike other 386 coprocessor cards in that the 8088 is not available. Software comes with the card but is not needed; they include caching software and hot-keys to slow the beast down. Intel also said they haven't tested it with boot only programs (ie games). What I want to know: has anyone purchased this product yet? If so, could you give me some of your responses on the performance. Was it what you expected? Any problems with it? Does anyone have additional or correcting information from what I have listed above? Better price? Other installation instructions? Thanks, if anyone would like a summary of all my responses, please e-mail them to me, don't post. Theodore Tang (Ted) @ University of Wisconsin at Madison TEL: (608) 251-4325 (voice) UUCP: ttang@puff.cs.wisc.edu.UUCP (uw puff) ttang@gosset.stat.wisc.edu.UUCP (uw gosset) Fidonet: Sysop, 1:121/3 Opus International Archives HST (608) 251-4755