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From: joel@peora.ccur.com (Joel Upchurch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 386SX replacements for 80286 machines
Keywords: whatever happened to them?
Message-ID: <4001@peora.ccur.com>
Date: 2 Nov 89 15:10:29 GMT
References: <786@awdprime.UUCP> <1989Nov2.080213.2989@ico.isc.com>
Organization: Concurrent Computer Corp, Orlando FL
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ron@woan.austin.ibm.com (Ronald S. Woan) writes:
> Whatever happened to the 386SX modules that could directly replace the
> 80286 chip on AT motherboards?  I remember hearing that several were
> announced, but haven't seen anything about them in the last year...
> 

I suspect that there isn't much market for these modules. With the
new 386SX pricing it is easier to do a complete motherboard swap.
386SX motherboards sell for less than $400 (with 0k) and the end
result is a much better machine than a add-on module. That's what
I plan to do with my 16MHz 286 whenever I get any software that
can take advantage of the 386. Of course, if you use memory from
a 8MHZ AT in the 386, you'll have set some wait states on the
board to get it run properly.
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