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From: ries@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM (Marc Ries)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Need Info on Memory and Math Chip Speeds for 286
Message-ID: <176@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM>
Date: 5 Dec 89 00:35:54 GMT
Reply-To: ries@venice.sedd.trw.com (Marc Ries)
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Organization: TRW Systems Engineering & Development Division, Redondo Beach, CA
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   [I'd ask Packard Bell, but their phone is always busy  1/2-)]

   I have a Packard Bell 6/12MH 286 Clone (the Legend V/Force 286 Model)
   with 1MB memory, DOS 3.3.

   Q1:  I would like to upgrade the 4 motherboard 256K SIMMS with
        1MB SIMMS but don't know how fast I need the memory to
        be (100NS? 80NS?).  The current chips didn't have any speed
        info on them.

   Q2:  The User's Manual mentions that the 80287 math co-processor
        should be either 6 or 12 MH.  The fastest availiable at the
        most economic cost is only running 10MH.  The only one I see
        advertised at 12MH is the 80C287-A.  Can I use either or neither?


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Marc Ries
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