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From: djo7613@hardy.u.washington.edu (Dick O'Connor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: Re: exclerator boards for 80286 zeniths
Keywords: 386 upgrade, Zenith, 286 machines
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Date: 20 Sep 90 15:03:36 GMT
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In article <470.26f768a4@uccs@ccnuccs.colorado.edu> ssmiller@uccs@ccnuccs.colorado.edu writes:
>excelerator boards for 80286 zeniths
>Has anyone come across any products that will upgrade 241s and 248s to
>386SXs?  Intel makes such a board with a meg of ram.  Has anyone tested
>it or other products on zeniths.

I haven't tried either one, but in the June, 1989 issue of REMark, Pat
Swayne reviews the AOX Z-Master 386, a drop-in replacment for the Z-248 CPU
card.  He also mentions AMI's product (the ZX-386) and the Heath User's
Group product (HUG-386 upgrade), and notes that (at least at THAT time)
First Capitol Computer in St. Peter, Missouri offers a trade-in style
upgrade.  There are/were apparently several paths to consider.

AOX has started advertising with a slighter higher profile these days,
and I have sent for some updated info on the Z248-Z386 upgrade they
currently offer.  I have no actual experience with any of these 
possibilities, including the Intel board.  Good luck!

"Moby" Dick O'Connor                         djo7613@u.washington.edu 
Washington Department of Fisheries           *I brake for salmonids* 
"Moby" Dick O'Connor                         djo7613@u.washington.edu 
Washington Department of Fisheries           *I brake for salmonids*