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From: arif@stat.fsu.edu (Arif Zaman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Is this too good a price for a 386 machine?
Message-ID: <829@stat.fsu.edu>
Date: 11 Jun 90 11:46:24 GMT
Reply-To: arif@stat.fsu.edu (Arif Zaman)
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Organization: Dept. of Statistics, Florida State Univ.
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I read an ad for a (p. 700 June Computer Shopper)
  16 Mhz 80386      4 Meg 100 ns ram
  8  slots          WD HD/floppy Controller
  1.2M floppy       Monochrome monitor
  and 101 key keyboard, 2S 1P,80387 slot
for $1200, which seems to be the best price I can
see for a 80386-SX 16Mhz system (with 4Meg ram).
for another $500 they give a 70MB HD

How does a 386-SX compare with a 386 when they both
run at the same clock speed?
I almost never see 80386-16Mhz systems advertised.
They are always 20,25, or 33Mhz. Is there some problem
with the 16Mhz?

Bottom line: Is this a good deal?