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From: shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Buying a 386
Summary: Compatibility, redux
Message-ID: <44@raysnec.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jun 90 20:18:24 GMT
References: <30299@cup.portal.com> <3920@darkstar.ucsc.edu>
Reply-To: shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake)
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In article <3920@darkstar.ucsc.edu> ted@helios.ucsc.edu (Ted Cantrall) writes:
>The price of SX support cards will be much cheaper due to the narrower bus.
>I think you may also be able to use off-the-shelf AT cards until SX-specific
>cards are made.			-ted-

The second point noted is true in nearly all cases, and holds true for
true 80386 systems as well. I'm running a ZOOM 2400 XL in the 8-bit slot
of my NEC Powermate in addition to an Intel Above Board 286 (sic). The
NEC is no great shakes as a system, particularly due to its appalling
approach to memory upgrades, but it's given me no compatibility problems
to date. And, since the SX uses the 16-bit AT bus, what would make something
SX-specific?