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From: Robert.Berry@samba.acs.unc.edu (BBS Account)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Sources for 386 motherboards?
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Date: 10 Sep 90 03:28:23 GMT
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Darryl, the motherboard I bought for the 386 system I built (and am now using)
is a Chicony 386-20.  I believe it meets most of your requirements quite well.
	
1. It is XT-sized.

2. It runs at 20 MHz and is a 32-bit 386DX.  (No cache, though.)

3. It is expandable to 8 meg on the motherboard and an additional 8 meg
   on a proprietary 32-bit expansion card.  (Takes SIMMs instead of SIPPs,
   I'm afraid.)

4. Slot #1 is a 32-bit slot for the RAM card; 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are 16-bit
   slots.

5. I am not certain about the bus speed, but I have encountered no compat-
   ibility problems so I assume it is the standard 8 MHz.

6. DOS runs fine, as does Win3, so protected mode works.  I have not ever
   tried Unix, though.

7. 387 coprocessor is supported.

I have been very happy with the motherboard.  Despite the fact that my system
is 100 % clone technology and was put together by an amateur, I have never
had a single problem with it.

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