wkb@cbnews.att.com (Wm. Keith Brummett) (01/02/91)
On the cover of the December '90 Damark International, Inc. catalog,
there is a KLH '386 system for sale. Specs are:
- 25 MHz '386 w/ 64K cache, expandable to 128K
- 1M RAM, expandable to 8M on the motherboard
- one 1.2M floppy drive and one 1.44M floppy drive
- one 80M, 28mS hard drive
- one 8-bit slot, six 16-bit slots, one 32-bit slot
- six 1/2-height drive bays (five exposed front)
- two serial ports, one parallel port
- 101-key AT keyboard
- 16-bit VGA card: 800x600, 256K
- color VGA analog monitor: 14", .31mm, 640x480
- MS-DOS 4.01 included
- instructional video tape for setup included
- factory new, one year warranty
- price: $1999.99 + $69 S&H (claimed mfr sugg retail $5194.00)
Does anyone have one of these beasts? I would be interested in the
maker of the motherboard, the brand of BIOS, the type of memory chips
used, etc. It sounds like a decent deal, especially since it's an
assembled system from one manufacturer. Can I do better, say, through
a Computer Shopper ad?
I'm interested in a full-sized '386 box with lots of drive bays. This
system appealed to me because it has three free bays left. I can add
another 80M disk, a tape unit, and a CD-ROM drive (I think -- there was
no info given on the power supply). I would welcome any knowledgeable
comment on this particular system, or on KLH computers in general (I
know of KLH as one of the "golden age" hi-fi stereo companys. Initials
stand for Henry Kloss, Jim Lansing, and ??? Harmon, I believe).
BTW, Damark is a catalog seller of volume purchases, factory closeouts,
distributor overstocks, and discontinued merchandise. I once ordered a
F.R.E.D.-II MTS stereo TV decoder from them. I had no problems with
the order or with Damark.
Thanks in advance, folks. -- Keith
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