bud@kentrox.uucp (Bud Couch) (06/22/91)
In article <1991Jun20.171844.17629@riacs.edu> dwsmith@loki.arc.NASA.GOV (David Smith) writes: >I currently have a Zenith Z150 (very old machine) and would like to know if >anyone with a simuliar machine has upgraded to a 386 based cpu. What boards >are available or do you recommend? What is the approx. cost? What other >types of problems will I run into? If I want to add a higher density drive >also, what is would be the cost (New controller card, right?)? > >It is probably cheaper to buy a new machine, but I hate throwing aware things. > >Responses can be posted or sent to me directly. > >Thank you, > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > David W. Smith All comments made are my own > NASA Ames Research Center and do not in anyway reflect > M/S 233-3 NASA opinions or policies. > Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 > Internet: dwsmith@ames.arc.nasa.gov >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call Intel's PC Product Support BBS at (503) 645-6275, and ask there. I do believe that the InBoard (?) 386-PC will work in your unit. The only other upgrade path is by replacing the backplane to go to something wider than the 8-bit data bus that your machine uses. -- Bud Couch - ADC/Kentrox | And diff'ring judments serve but to declare | If my employer only knew... |That truth lies somewhere, if we knew but where| standard BS applies | -William Cowper |