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From: dlow@pollux.HP.COM (Danny Low)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: THANKS GUYS ( Was Upgrading from 286 to 386SX)
Message-ID: <5870019@pollux.HP.COM>
Date: 9 Jan 91 17:39:34 GMT
References: <1991Jan8.140547.22430@wpi.WPI.EDU>
Organization: HP Lovecraft Division
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>BACKGROUND:
>------------
>I have a baby 286 computer with three 8 bit slots, and five 16 bit slots.
>I'm planning to upgrade my 286 to a 386SX. The problem I have is that 
>most 386SX motherboard have only one 8 bit slot, which means I got to get rid
>off all three of my 8 bit cards from my 286. ( modem, IO card,disk drive 
>controller ).

You can plug an 8 bit card into a 16 bit slot. As long as there are enough
slots for all your cards, you are okay.

>QUESTION:
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>Is there such thing as accelerator card which I can just plug in the 16 bit 
>slot to convert a 286 to 386 SX ?????

Microway (508) 746-7341 makes one. $500 for the 16MHz version. $600 for
the 20MHz version.

			   Danny Low
    "Question Authority and the Authorities will question You"
	   Valley of Hearts Delight, Silicon Valley
	     HP CPCD   dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com