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From: ke4zv@kd4nc.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Help on Multi-tasking PC
Keywords: multi-tasking, 386-SX
Message-ID: <4138@kd4nc.UUCP>
Date: 23 Mar 90 00:05:30 GMT
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Reply-To: ke4zv@kd4nc.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
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The best way to upgrade a 286 to a multitasking machine is to 

1) Buy a 386 motherboard (don't bother with the 386SX it's not that much
			 cheaper, and it IS much slower)
2) Install the motherboard.
3) Install a minimum of 2 Meg of RAM (4 would be better)
4) Plug all your accessory boards back in.
5) Make sure you have at least 40 Meg of disk
6) Install Interactive Unix with VPIX
7) Run as many concurrent DOS tasks as you wish while enjoying the power
   of Unix as well.

This system beats any OS/2 machine AND isn't restricted to ONE DOS
compatibility box.

The machine I am writing this on is a 33Mhz 386 with 387 and caching,
452 Megs of SCSI disk and 8 Meg of RAM. It benchmarks faster (much faster)
than a VAX780 and cost under $5000 from the ground up!

Gary Coffman