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From: kaleb@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley	)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: 286 -> 486 ; WHAT DOES IT TAKE??
Keywords: I want to upgrade...
Message-ID: <1990Dec14.024017.3118@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov>
Date: 14 Dec 90 02:40:17 GMT
References: <1990Dec14.000916.3331@voder.nsc.com>
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
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In article <1990Dec14.000916.3331@voder.nsc.com> miket@voder.nsc.com (Mike Tuason) writes:
>I have a 286-12Mhz system that isn't quite fast enough anymore.
>
>Can I just yank out the motherboard and plop in a 486 (or 386)??

Probably.

>Are they the same footprint??

Maybe, do you have a "baby" AT board, some were made to fit into XT cases,
then some genius figured he could save $0.05 per case by making a "baby"
AT case; full sized AT boards won't fit into a "baby" AT cases.

>
>Also, can I still use my EGA card/monitor setup (I just need processing
>speed, not graphics)??

Yup.

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Kaleb Keithley                      Jet Propulsion Labs
kaleb@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov

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