macdonaldk@watt.ccs.tuns.ca (06/29/91)
Hello hardware people! This fall, I will buy a i486/33 microcomputer, which will operate under OS/2 version 2.0. In case you are not aware of OS/2 version 2.0, it is a full 32 bit implementation of OS/2 version 1.x. My questions are as follows: 1. What criteria should I use to evaluate which components will operate the fastest. I am looking for a low cost system, but am willing to spend a few hundred dollars here and there to get large gains in speed. 2. Are the benchmarks published in PC magazines (BYTE, PC Magazine, etc.) accurate enough to assess the performance of a computer running under a 32 bit environment. Intel points out that a i486 computer doesn't show its full self when running 16 bit DOS applications. 3. Is EISA worth the extra cost? Is SCSI(/2) faster than IDE fixed disks? What level of integration should the motherboard have: video? serial/ parallel ports? The specifications of my soon-to-be computer, subject to much change, are as follows: i486/33, 8Mbytes RAM, 100M-200M fixed disk, Super VGA or XGA, 14" or 16" colour VGA display, 3 1/2" floppy disk, ad naseum... So, can anyone help? Thankyou for any assistance. TTFN.
feustel@netcom.COM (David Feustel) (06/29/91)
Stay away from SCSI unless you get your machine from IBM. OS/2 and SCSI don't go together well yet unless you single source everything. -- David Feustel, 1930 Curdes Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, (219) 482-9631 EMAIL: feustel@netcom.com I voted for Bush once. As it's turning out, once was once too often.