connery@bnrmtv.UUCP (Glenn Connery) (04/19/87)
> I have a Compaq Deskpro (8086) and am interested in replacing the 8086 > with a NEC V30 to improve response under Xenix until I decide if I want > to plunk down a bundle and get a 286 turbo card. I would like to know > if anybody has done this in their Deskpro, and if so, are there any > problems with operation. Please post replies here or send e-mail. Thanks. > > {ihnp4, seismo}!ut-sally!ut-ngp!melpad!jclyde!john I replaced the 8086 in my Compaq Deskpro with a V30 a little over a year ago, for around $20.00. In general I am very pleased. I have had no compatibility problems, and the machine is noticeably faster. Not a whole lot faster you understand, but even that 5-10% really helped. -- Glenn Connery, Bell Northern Research, Mountain View, CA {hplabs,amdahl,3comvax}!bnrmtv!connery