Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!uflorida!travis!hardy!leoh From: leoh@hardy.hdw.csd.harris.com (Leo Hinds) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: how to upgrade an old IBM pc? Message-ID: <2090@travis.csd.harris.com> Date: 18 Jan 91 21:27:05 GMT References: <1991Jan17.212429.5106@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1991Jan18.180548.1782@sj.ate.slb.com> Sender: news@travis.csd.harris.com Reply-To: leoh@hardy.hdw.csd.harris.com (Leo Hinds) Organization: Harris Computer Systems, Fort Lauderdale, FL Lines: 16 In article <1991Jan18.180548.1782@sj.ate.slb.com> poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) writes: >Much of this is not true. Many "baby" size motherboards will fit PC/XT cases >just fine. Yes they will fit, BUT you WILL NOT be able to plug in any expansion cards. The slot to slot spacing on an original PC is DIFFERENT than that on an XT. I too am faced with same dilemma ... a local clone wholesaler will sell me the 286/12MHz board for $85 ... but now I need to get a case, PS, etc., etc. ... If I had an XT ... well, all of that would have been much simpler :-) leoh@hdw.csd.harris.com Leo Hinds (305)973-5229 Gfx ... gfx ... :-) whfg orpnhfr V "ebg"grq zl fvtangher svyr lbh guvax V nz n creireg ?!!!!!!? ... znlor arkg gvzr