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From: nakamoto@joplin.mpr.ca (Alan Nakamoto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Anyone familiar with AST's Fastboard for the 286?
Keywords: AST Fastboard
Message-ID: <1845@eric.mpr.ca>
Date: 26 Oct 89 19:54:28 GMT
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	I currently own an AST Premium /286 but want to upgrade
to a 386 computer. I am interested in getting their Fastboard /386
which will plug into the Smartslots but I have a some questions
that I hope that someone might be able to answer.

	1) How does it perform ? (software compatible, speed, etc.)

	2) I currently have an old RAM board for the 286 that has
	   2 Mb. of RAM on it, I know that the Fastboard will work
	   with AST's new 8 Mb. board but will it also work with
	   the old one ?

	3) Do I need to upgrade my BIOS at all? I have an older AST
	   which has the old Phoenix 3.02 BIOS. Does this need to be
	   upgraded ?

Thanks in advance...

Alan Nakamoto
Pacific Microelectronics Centre
Burnaby B.C. (604)-293-6052