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From: rick@lrark.UUCP (Rick Mobley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Info wanted on IBM Portable
Message-ID: <557@lrark.UUCP>
Date: 29 Oct 90 05:24:01 GMT
References: <3643@idunno.Princeton.EDU>
Reply-To: rick@lrark.UUCP (Rick Mobley)
Organization: LRTUG - Little Rock Tech User Group - Little Rock, Arkansas.
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In article <3643@idunno.Princeton.EDU> zimerman@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Jacob Ben-david Zimmerman) writes:
>
>Hi!  I have managed to recently acquire an IBM Portable Personal
>Computer.  This is an old (i guess) 8088 machine that needs to
>be plugged in, has a tiny amber monitor built in, etc. etc.  OK, here
>are the questions I have, being mostly a Mac person:
>
>1) It has 256K at the moment.  Can I/How might I amp its memory, say to
>640K?

You can either add a memory card like an AST 6-pack or equivilent, or you
can change out the decoder so it will accept 256K memory chips.  

>2) It currently has 2 5.25" 360K floppies in it.  Can I put a HD in it?
>Do I need a controller?  What kind of controller/drive?

Yes, any good Western Digital HD controller will handle a drive like the
Segate ST-125. I recommend a 3.5" HD so you will have some shock absorbing
action built in to maintain some portability.

>3) Could I simply yank the motherboard and stick in some sort of 286 or
>386 motherboard, or will they not work with this machine?  

I doubt you will find a replacement board, but maybe a baby-286 would work.

>Actually, any info you have on it would be much, much appreciated.
>Thanks!

Your welcome.

>-JBZimmerman!

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