nef@mace.cc.purdue.edu (paulhicks) (12/09/90)
I have been asked to look into upgrading a friend's True Blue IBM PC (the origional w/8088). For one reason or another he does not want to part with it. I saw an add for an Intel Inbaord/386 claiming to speed up his machine to 16 MHz, from his current 4MHz. I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this card, ie. any software incompatabilities, hardware problems, or an inexpensive supplier. Thanks, Paul
davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr) (12/10/90)
In article <6338@mace.cc.purdue.edu> nef@mace.cc.purdue.edu (paulhicks) writes: | | I have been asked to look into upgrading a friend's | True Blue IBM PC (the origional w/8088). Given pricing today, I would drop in a $400 SX board with an XT footprint and replace the power supply. Remember the PC has 65w, XT 110w. Both pretty low power by current standards. Inboard was appropriate then, unless you get one really cheap, probably not now. It leaves you stuck with all 8 bit boards. Remember AT boards are taller in most cases than XT, you have to shop or chop. -- bill davidsen - davidsen@sixhub.uucp (uunet!crdgw1!sixhub!davidsen) sysop *IX BBS and Public Access UNIX moderator of comp.binaries.ibm.pc and 80386 mailing list "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me