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From: mra@srchtec.UUCP (Michael Almond)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Building a 386?x system
Message-ID: <339@srchtec.UUCP>
Date: 30 Nov 90 14:10:41 GMT
References: <4e4e4110.20b6d@apollo.HP.COM>
Reply-To: mra@srchtec.UUCP (Michael Almond)
Organization: search technology, inc.
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In article <4e4e4110.20b6d@apollo.HP.COM> goykhman_a@apollo.HP.COM (Alex Goykhman) writes:
>Having read the latest issue of the Computer Shopper,
>I can name five brand name motherboards that the PC "manufacturers"
>love to show off:
>
>    AMI, Micronics, Mylex, DTK, Orchid, DTK
>
>Could somebody review them in terms of compatibility/reliability?
>Are there any others that should be considered?

Well I would consider the AMI alternative the best.  They build the board and
they wrote the BIOS, and I've heard people have the fewest problems with this
board.  I'm going to build a 386/33 and I can get the AMI Mark VI Screamer
for $1225.00.

I've heard the DTK is the worst.  All kinds of BIOS problems.

Mirconics wouldn't be too bad, they do use the AMI bios.

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Michael R. Almond (Georgia Tech Alumnus)           mra@srchtec.uucp (registered)
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