jbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer) (06/29/89)
Greetings, netlanders. My brother (who is not on the net) is currently looking for a 386sx motherboard to replace an old 286 board. He is looking for the following: 1. 386 sx 2. Able to take 256 as well as 1 meg simms 3. Able to run MS-DOS, Unix, SCO Xenix It would be nice for it to fit into a baby-AT case, but that is not absolutely necessary. Please e-mail, I will summarize if there is any interest (or responses), also I do not get all of the newsgroups this is being posted to. Thank you in advance. JB -- Jonathan Bayer Beware: The light at the end of the Intelligent Software Products, Inc. tunnel may be an oncoming dragon 500 Oakwood Ave. ...uunet!ispi!root Roselle Park, NJ 07204 (201) 245-5922 jbayer@ispi.UUCP
jbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer) (07/06/89)
On June 30, I sent out the following request for information on 386sx motherboards. }Greetings, netlanders. } }My brother (who is not on the net) is currently looking for a 386sx }motherboard to replace an old 286 board. He is looking for the }following: } } 1. 386 sx } 2. Able to take 256 as well as 1 meg simms } 3. Able to run MS-DOS, Unix, SCO Xenix } }It would be nice for it to fit into a baby-AT case, but that is not }absolutely necessary. } }Please e-mail, I will summarize if there is any interest (or responses), }also I do not get all of the newsgroups this is being posted to. } }Thank you in advance. } } }JB I have received the following replies (slightly edited): From John H. Lawitzke: }From: uunet!frith!frith.egr.msu.edu!dale1!jhl } } }The company I work for sells 386SX motherboards. They: } }have 8 SIMM slots and can take 256K or 1M SIMMs }I've personally used it with both MS-DOS v3.3 and SCO XENIX 386 v2.3.1 } }Our motherboards are all designed and tested inhouse. } }It is a 16MHz board with no cache. According to the Byte low level }benchmarks, the Compaq 386SX machine is a 1.86 and ours rates a 2.03. } }The board itself can replace an XT motherboard. I had a vanilla IBM PC/XT }at home which I've successfully upgraded with the sx board. } }I have no idea what they sell for. I work in R&D and am far away from the }day to day business details. For pricing info or glossies call }(517)349-0200 and ask for someone in sales. Our company is mainly }oriented towards selling to VARs and VADs, but the board sounds like }what you're looking for, so it's worth a shot. From Kevin Allred: }From: uunet!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!allred (Kevin L. Allred) } }I'm looking to get a 386SX too. I don't even have a 286 now, but I }can tell you what I have found out. Mylex, just started making an SX }motherbord. I called one of the distributers just this morning, and }they haven't received any yet. They told me the price will be even lower }than the one quoted in their add in the back of PCweek. The price I }was quoted is $465 0K -- $200 per meg of 256k 100ns SIMMS -- $720 per }4 meg of 1Mb 100ns SIMMS. The board will hold 8 SIMMS total added in }sets of 4 -- 1MB, 2MB, 4MB, 5MB, and 8MB. The company is: } }MicroSource Distributors }1-800-326-4276 } }I also got info from: } }HOMESMART COMPUTING }Houston, TX }1-800-627-6998 } }Their 386SX motherboard is $595 0K. and holds only 2MB max with 256x4 }dips. It takes a special memory card -- $100+ -- to be able to go up }to 8MB. I wounder if they will lower their prices when they find out }about the Mylex board. } From Randy Jarrett: }From: uunet!cs.utexas.edu!gatech.edu!wa4mei!rsj (Randy Jarrett WA4MEI) } } }There is a company in Marietta Georgia by the name of Peripherial Technology, }Inc. that has some high speed 286 boards and 386sx systems. I don't have their }address but the phone number is (404) 984-0742. Ask for Fredrick Brown and tell }him that I sent you. From bill davidsen: } }From: uunet!crdgw1.crd.ge.com!davidsen (William E. Davidsen Jr) } }WAVE-MATE is an old company (I bought S-100 stuff from them) which now }offers a 386-SX board. They advertize in _Info World_ and prices run }from $800/0MB to $1300/4MB. I haven't tried this product, but I have }been satisfied with their previous products. Thank you all for your replies. JB -- Jonathan Bayer Beware: The light at the end of the Intelligent Software Products, Inc. tunnel may be an oncoming dragon 500 Oakwood Ave. ...uunet!ispi!root Roselle Park, NJ 07204 (201) 245-5922 jbayer@ispi.UUCP