Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!henry.jpl.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!gryphon!pnet02!jburnes From: jburnes@pnet02.gryphon.com (Jim Burnes) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Help with CloneBuilding Message-ID: <19568@gryphon.COM> Date: 7 Sep 89 04:00:13 GMT Sender: root@gryphon.COM Organization: People-Net [pnet02], Redondo Beach, CA. Lines: 41 Anyone: I'm thinking of constructing my own clone from the board level up so that I can be sure of what's inside my computer (and getting a good deal at the same time). Anyone know of the possible pitfalls of this approach? I have been scouring the pages of Computer Shopper and with various reviews I beginning to get an idea of what a powerful and economical system might consist of. Some of these parts I'm still not so sure of, so if you have any comments regarding this configuration I'd be much obliged. Part Comments ----------- ------------------ Half Height Tower Any reason why not? 72 Meg 18ms Miniscribe 3085? Any other MFM half heigts 4.6 Meg Ram cheap source of 1m simms? ACER 386/20 MotherBd AT Jr. Anyone familiar with this? Northgate Keyboard Perstor ARRL Controller Doubles Storage Zenith Flat Screen VGA Maybe Samsung 800X600 Undecided VGA Card Undecided I/O Card Fujitsu 3.5&5.25Floppies Heard Theyre very quiet MSDOS Can you still get 3.3? XENIX 386 Devel System For Cross Devel Work QNX Any opinions? Im especially curious about using a half height tower and if the the ARRL Perstor Controller is reliable. Also I really want the clarity of the Zenith Monitor but would prefer one that works at 800X600 like the Samsung and other Super VGA Monitors. How about mice and printers. I think the Seikosha printers are a pretty good value. Thanks very much! Jim Burnes UUCP: {ames!elroy, }!gryphon!pnet02!jburnes INET: jburnes@pnet02.gryphon.com