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From: jching@watnow.waterloo.edu (John Y. Ching)
Subject: 386-33 Motherboard
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Date: Fri, 18 Jan 91 19:34:34 GMT
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I am in the process of selecting a 386-33 clone.  I have the following
questions about the motherboard design of various venders:

1)  What's better, boards that use chip sets (eg. C&T) or discrete logic?

2)  If I buy a 386-33 with a motherboard that has 16 MB (maximum) on board
    but does NOT have a 32-bit slot for additional memory upgrade, am I
    limiting my upgrade path too much?  Is there any real need for more
    than 16 MB for a 80386-based machine, ever?

Thanks.

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