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From: a577@mindlink.UUCP (Curt Sampson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Replacing the 80C86 (Toshiba laptops)
Message-ID: <2707@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 3 Aug 90 10:45:53 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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> tnemeth@dmsadel.dms.oz writes:
> 
> I have heard rumours that it is possible to replace the 80C86 processor
> used on many laptops with a V30, and that it has been done on a T1200
> (or 1100+) in particular.  Now, this seems worthwhile, as going on my
> past experience with V30s I would expect a 60% increase in performance,
> but...
> 
> The V30 and 80C86 are totally different in packaging.  Can anyone tell
> me (or point to an article) on physically how this was done?  Since
> there is not a lot of room inside a laptop, it seems to me to be a
> non-trivial problem to find a place to mount the larger chip.

This sounds interesting to me.  I'd be interested in replacing the 8086 (though
it is a speedy little bugger--approx. 250% of "regular" 4.77 MHz 8088 speed) in
my Toshiba T1000XE with a V30.  Anybody have any hints on this?
        -cjs    ( Curt_Sampson@mindlink.UUCP )