Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!munnari.oz.au!uokmax!apple!olivea!mintaka!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!news.funet.fi!funic!fuug!hemuli.tik.vtt.fi!santra!santra!krisku From: krisku@niksula.hut.fi (Kai Henrik Risku) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: AT or XT286? Message-ID: Date: 30 Sep 90 23:58:08 GMT References: <4459@bwdls58.UUCP> Sender: news@santra.uucp (Cnews - USENET news system) Distribution: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland Lines: 25 In-Reply-To: mlord@bwdls58.bnr.ca's message of 28 Sep 90 20:50:00 GMT >>Could someone out there tell me the difference between an IBM XT286 >>and an AT? My own computer is an XT286, but so far I haven't found >>anything that makes it different from a 'normal' AT. Any suggestions? > Apart from the lack of 16-bit slots, the big difference is usually the BIOS. Well, at least in my XT286 there are both 16 and 8-bit slots. > XT/286's usually do not support the full functionality of an AT-bios, with > its added function calls and extended memory support. Also, XT/286's require > an XT style disk controller, with on-card bios for controlling the hard drives. But, what does all this mean practically. Are there any programs or any hardware for AT that I cannot use in my XT286? So far I haven't had any problems at all... Kai Risku - krisku@niksula.hut.fi -- +---------------------------------------------+ | Kai Risku - ( krisku@niksula.hut.fi ) | +---------------------------------------------+ | The only thing that is better than a | | pizza is of course two pieces of pizza. | +---------------------------------------------+