Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!decwrl!shlump.nac.dec.com!vaxwrk.enet.dec.com!granoff From: granoff@vaxwrk.enet.dec.com (Mark H. Granoff) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Sota 286i and 386i Accelerator Cards Message-ID: <9357@shlump.nac.dec.com> Date: 19 Mar 90 13:35:07 GMT References: <1990Mar19.003132.29661@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> Sender: newsdaemon@shlump.nac.dec.com Reply-To: granoff@vaxwrk.enet.dec.com (Mark H. Granoff) Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard MA Lines: 35 In article <1990Mar19.003132.29661@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>, gec@cscosl.ncsu.edu (Errol Casey) writes: > I am interested in collecting comments on either of these IBM PC > accelerator cards (Sota 286i / 386i). > > Questions: > > (1) Can you add additional memory to the accelerator card? How much. No, not directly on the card. The SOTA Memory/16i card, released in the last 6 months or so, allows you to add up to 4MB (SIMMS), and cables into the accellerator card. There's a 4MB duaghter card (for a total of 8MB) if you want more than 4MB. The 16i memory is considered primary memory since its obviously faster; any existing memory is used to backfill. > (2) Does the 386 use a 386 or 386sx? Does it come with 32bit memory? Dunno. > (3) Any compatiblity problems? None (that I've seen). I have had a 286i card in my AT&T 6300 for a couple of years now. I think my Norton SI rating is up around 17 or so (I also have a V30 instead of my 8086i chip). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark H. Granoff | Software Services/Engineering VAXworks Digital Equipment Corporation | ARPAnet: granoff@vaxwrk.enet.dec.com 129 Parker Street | EASYnet: VAXWRK::GRANOFF PKO2-1/M21 | Usenet : ...!decwrl!vaxwrk.dec.com!granoff Maynard, MA 01754 | AT&T : (508) 493-4512 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: Views expressed herein are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------