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From: akcs.larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Northgate 386
Keywords: northgate 386
Message-ID: <[25328215:30.2]comp.sys.ibm.pc;1@nstar.UUCP>
Date: 11 Oct 89 00:05:12 GMT
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>|I am interested in getting information on Northgate 386 systems
>|(20 and 25 MHz).  If you are using these machines, do they live
>|up to the PC Magazine reviews (May 89)?  Also, I read in Jan 89 
>|BYTE that it is difficult to get warranty service from Northgate.

We purchased a Northgate "SuperMicro 286" around 6 months ago.  
At the time Northgate was  marketing the machine as their fastest
286 ever - and faster than the other vendors.  I was disappointed
that they were really running this 16 mhz 0 wait state board at
20 mhz with 1 wait state.   

Their turn around for replacement parts is overnight (except in
the case of the motherboard).  Northgate stands behind their products -
but then that might explain why their prices are on the high side.