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From: clee@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Chang L. Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Request for 386 motherboard recommendation
Message-ID: <272ddda0.4149@petunia.CalPoly.EDU>
Date: 30 Oct 90 20:08:00 GMT
Organization: Cal Poly State Univ,CSC Dept,San Luis Obispo,CA 93407
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I'm seeking recommendations for a 386 motherboard.  My current
system is a run of the mill 12Mhz 286 system.  Hopefully the 
upgrade process won't be more complicated than a motherboard
swap.

I'd like to see a four fold performance increase in CPU bound tasks,
but I also need to keep my current pheripheral cards.  So, these
are probably the requirements:

  * cached, 33Mhz 386,
  * a slow, original AT bus (switchable speed?)
  * capacity for 8MB or more RAM onboard

Personal experiences, hints, recommendations are all greatly
appreciated.


Thank you,
(Robert)Chang Lee
PolySlo.CalPoly.EDU