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From: dwu@alcor.usc.edu (Daniel Wu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: AMI MotherBoards
Keywords: ami motherboards
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Date: 16 Jul 90 06:54:34 GMT
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In article <269ec77e-31fccomp.ibmpc@ddsw1.MCS.COM> akcs.gregc@ddsw1.MCS.COM (*Greg*) writes:
>
>Touch (A computer corporation in IL.) Says that an AMI MotherBoard is more
>compatible than others.  Is this true?
>
>Do I really have to buy a AMI (Based MotherBoard) to get the best in
>compatibility?  (For the 386 line of course)  Can I just buy a computer
>that has the complete chip set of the AMI MotherBoard?
>
>Please, send me Private mail since not to many people may be interested in
>this.  But, you could do both just to be on the safe side.  Mail me Private
>and express your Opinion.
>

Please post. I'm interested, and I'm sure other people are interested in 
this too.  I've been considering buying a UNIX box, and would
like a 386 (25 or 33Mhz) cache system.  Gateway sounds like a good deal,
but I think I can save a few bucks putting it together myself.  Thus
I'm also interested in the most compatible 386 motherboards available.

After calling AMI, I found out that the AMI Mark III motherboard has just 
become available.  It's a 386 board but can be upgradable to a 486.  I 
believe AMI introduced this latest motherboard at Comdex.  

If anyone out there has any experiences or opinions about these AMI mother-
boards (or any other 386 motherboards) in regards to compatibility,
please post.

>Thank you.

I thank you as well.

Daniel
dwu@alcor.usc.edu