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From: wilker@descartes.math.purdue.edu (Clarence Wilkerson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: 286 -> 386sx Upgrades
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Date: 17 Oct 90 18:09:58 GMT
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 But can you actually get your hands on a 386sx board.
About two weeks ago I decided totake the plunge and buy one.
I sat down with my 800 page COMPUTER SHOPPER, and called each
ad that had a 80386sx MB for less than $400. No place had any
in stock at the advertised price...Treasure Chest claimed their
$295 price was a "misprint" and the real price was $375. Others
said that due to the shortage of chips, they were only selling
"bare bones" systems... MB. case, Power supply.. for several hundred
more.
Clarence Wilkerson