Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!decwrl!nsc!amdahl!netcom!ergo
From: ergo@netcom.UUCP (Isaac Rabinovitch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: the death of the All Charge Card
Message-ID: <11102@netcom.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jun 90 04:42:15 GMT
References: <1990Jun26.212154.2980@amd.com>
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In <1990Jun26.212154.2980@amd.com> phil@pepsi.amd.com (Phil Ngai) writes:


>For people who want to do multi-tasking with DV or such, why
>would you spend $300(list) on an ACC when you could get an
>entire 16 Mhz 386SX mother board for about the same amount of
>money?

Well, some of us have don't have the expertise to rip out and replace
a motherboard.  And I dunno if a generic 386 motherboard would fit in
my Zenith machine (very idiosyncratic, physically).  Zenith sells a
386 replacement motherboard, but for proprietary prices.  And could I
go on using my 16-bit extended memory cards?

Also, you're comparing the list of the ACC with the street price of a
386SX motherboard.  The street price of an ACC is about $100 less.

Still, the difference is small enough to make me hesitate.