Xref: utzoo comp.unix.sysv386:1292 comp.os.minix:12885 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!samsung!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!oliveb!amdahl!JUTS!duts!kls30 From: kls30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L Shephard) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.os.minix Subject: Re: 286 -> 386sx Upgrades Summary: Don't buy upgrade kits, buy a new mother board. Message-ID: Date: 4 Oct 90 15:51:05 GMT References: <40019@cci632.UUCP> <1990Sep21.144108.1098@pmafire.UUCP> <1990Sep25.152828.7408@pmafire.UUCP> Sender: netnews@ccc.amdahl.com Reply-To: kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L. Shephard) Distribution: na Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 31 Upgrades via the "plug in an adapter to the 286" are expensive compared to what a new 386sx motherboard costs. I'm in Sunnyvale and out the door price of a new motherboard w/o ram is about $300.00, the Sota upgrade board is above $500.00. For $400.00 you can get a motherboard and 2MB of ram. (memory is cheap ~$50/MB) If you look in Computer Shopper, PC Week, etc you shoud be able to find a motherboard still for about $300.00. It is not that difficult to swap out a motherboard. Takes a little more time than the upgrade board but is worth it. BTW I upgraded to a 386sx last year from a 8Mhz 8088 with a 286 accelerator board. But what I did was bought a system that was bare bones and just transferred cards. If you do buy a new motherboard you may be able to use your existing memory in your 286 provided it is simms or sipps and the new mother board takes the same type. The speed shouldn't be a problem if the simms/sipps are 100ns or better because a lot of 386sx boards use 100 or 80ns chips. /*************************************************************/ /* */ /* The war on drugs is a joke!!! Why is it that you can't */ /* get a Cuban cigar in the U.S. and you can buy a ROCK of */ /* COCAINE in any city if you look? Also, how come they */ /* never seize any ships bringing the stuff into the */ /* country? Interesting questions? I say somebody is */ /* getting paid! (No flames please, just food for thought.) */ /* */ -- /* -The opinions expressed are my own, not my employers. */ /* For I can only express my own opinions. */ /* */ /* Kent L. Shephard : email - kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com */