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From: wasp@chumly.ka.sub.org (Walter Mildenberger)
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Subject: Re: Turbo-Bridgeboards's
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Date: 5 Nov 90 17:13:33 GMT
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In article <2427@gould.doc.ic.ac.uk>, Niall P Davis writes:

>> In Article 52481 of comp.sys.amiga:
>> Sender: mmdf@ee.udel.edu writes:
>
>>     Just out of curiosity, has anyone out there been able to install an 
>>accelerator on a bridgeboard? If so, what was the product used? With the
>>prices of 386-based systems coming down, it seems to me the bridgeboards
>>are looking quite a bit overpriced (ie. $1000+ for an 8Mhz 80286 with
>>CGA...). Since I've heard they are very compatible perhaps it's possible to
>>accelerate them using some of the accelaerators available for true
>>compatibles (eg. Intel AboveBoards and others)...
>	
>	In Germany there are several companies selling kits to upgrade the 
> A2286 bridgeboard. The one that comes to mind immediatly is Xpert. The kit
> to do it cost somewhere in the region of DM600 (Correct me if Im wrong) and
> Xpert would takeover the modification for a nominal fee. Maybe someone in 
> germany at the moment knows more about this and the address of Xpert.

Well, here are some:
	Last Information I got from them (well, it is at least 2 months
ago, so the informations might be outdated):
- A NEW PC/XT-Card with 12MHz (almost 3 times faster then the original
	one) : 1198,-  DM	(~$800,- )
- Upgrade from the original C= ' PC/XT-Card (A2088) DM 349,- (~$230,- )
- Upgrade from the old "speed-up" Card (8MHz) DM 198,- (~ $130,- )
- They also have a speed-up AT-Board ( 12MHz if I remember right), but
  dunno 'bout prices.

There is another company called "Rossmvller" (Rossmo"ller) selling a
386-AddOn-Board for the Bridgeboards : DM 1298,- (~ $870,- ) .

Still to expensive, but the bridgeboards were expensive at that time they
came out...

It was EVER expensive to have a special taste ;-)

Regards
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