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From: crm@icad.com (Christopher McConnell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Speeding Up an Old '286
Message-ID: <1990Nov5.214813.27097@icad.com>
Date: 5 Nov 90 21:48:13 GMT
Sender: crm@icad.com (Christopher McConnell)
Organization: ICAD Inc., Cambridge, MA
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I have an old AT-286 clone which runs at 8mhz, using a 16mhz clock
crystal.  I understand that I can speed up the CPU by changing to a
faster crystal.  I tried using a 18mhz crystal and I was able to
only access 2 megs of my memory.  I tried using a 20mhz crystal and
I only could access the 1 meg of memory on the motherboard.  My
system is:
	1 meg of 150ns memory on motherboard
	2 megs of 120ns memory on a JRAM-AT card as extended
			memory.
Question:
	Is there something else I have to do to speed up the CPU?
and
	What are other inexpensive ways to get more speed without
	a lot of cost?  I am already using SmartDrive which came
	with windows.

I basically use the computer for Windows/3, C++, games, etc.
Please respond via email and I will post a summary.  Thanks,

						- Chris
						  crm@icad.com