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From: fzsitvay@techbook.com (Frank Zsitvay)
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Subject: Re: Making an 80386 system
Keywords: 80386 386 CPU AMI Phoenix Motherboard Kit
Message-ID: <1990Dec12.030228.8755@techbook.com>
Date: 12 Dec 90 03:02:28 GMT
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In article <4622@iitmax.IIT.EDU> demoydk@iitmax.IIT.EDU (Tommy) writes:
>
>	Please everyone, give me your opinions and tell me the REAL
>	truth about Phoenix, AMI, or both.

   I've had good luck with JDR Microdevices and their MCT/ATI mother
boards.  the setup is in rom (rather extensive) and the boards are
very good in terms of quality.  you'll want one with the chips and
technology chipset or better (if there is a better set...)
 
   JDR has, more importantly, an 800 tech support line, and 800
sales line, and an 800 customer support line.  they ship promptly, 
and although some of their stuff is a little on the high side,
the support and return policy is worth it.  (one board they sent me
which was a 12 mhz G2 286, was dead on arrival.  they didn't have any
more in stock, so they sent me (without waiting for the dead board 
to return to them) the 16 MHZ C&T 286 board i'm using now.  they
sold it to me for the same price as the 12 mhz board.  they also
paid for shipping on the new board, UPS 2nd day air.)
  
   If you want to save a little money, check out their specials on
refurbished motherboards.  they carry the same 1 year guarentee as
their new merchandise.  both boards that were sent to me were
refurbs.  (this was some months ago, but the 12 mhz board was
$152, including shipping.  they sent me the 16 mhz board at the
same price, so i didn't have to pay anymore than what i had
already sent.)


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