[comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware] Confused

hsiaa@prism.cs.orst.edu (Arthur Hsia) (06/28/91)

Hi,

I have several question that I like to ask about a PC.
At present, I do not have a PC so I am researching
before I buy anything.  

1)  What is the difference between EISA and ISA?
2)  What is the difference between a SX and a DX?
3)  Is it true that is you put a 387 into a 386SX it becomes a 486DX?
4)  What about the new AMD 80386-40MHz?  Will it change the price
    of the 486 by Intel, etc
5)  Does anyone know about the DAC chip and who sells it?
6)  Can you tell me the best brands and best buys for a 486?
    (like disk drives , monitors, hard drives, etc..)
    I have a list of approximately what I want. 

Also I would like to have you tell me anything that is important
to deciding what to get on my computer.

486-33 SYSTEM W/4M
BABY 486-33MHZ 128K CACHE
INTEL 80486DX-33
IM*9-80 SIMM
TOWER CASE W/POWER SUPPLY
TEAC 1.2M FLOPPY DRIVE
TEAC 1.44M 3.5" FDD W/KIT
M.SCIENCE 7100-20 IDE 120
K108 CLICK KEYBOARD
TATUNG VGA-CM-1498T
VGA 1024X768 PARA CHIPSET W/512K
4464-10
IDE CONTROLLER W/2F,2H
AT I/O + (2S/1P/1GAME)

Thank you.
Art
hsiaa@mist.cs.orst.edu