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From: ong@d.cs.okstate.edu (ONG ENG TENG)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Motherboard Size
Message-ID: <1991Jan19.182932.441@d.cs.okstate.edu>
Date: 19 Jan 91 18:29:32 GMT
References: <1991Jan17.054057.13243@irscscm.UUCP>
Organization: Oklahoma State University
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From article <1991Jan17.054057.13243@irscscm.UUCP>, by mfaurot@irscscm.UUCP (Michael Faurot):
> In article <1991Jan15.191014.10@d.cs.okstate.edu> ong@d.cs.okstate.edu (ONG ENG TENG) writes:
>>From article <2415@bnlux0.bnl.gov>, by weiner@bnlls1.nsls.bnl.gov (Gary Weiner):
> 
>>So, to upgrade you should probably get a baby-AT motherboard.  Remember, you
>>might also want to change your hard drive controller from 8-bit to 16-bit.
>>Anyone who know better regarding the form factors please correct me.
> 
> I've recently performed a similar operation.  I've merged parts from an XT
> with an original IBM AT mother board.  I wound up going with a whole
> new full size AT case.  I'm not concerned about desktop real estate
> because I just turned the thing on it side and set it next to my desk.

Just to ensure no confusion here, a baby-AT (or mini) motherboard is a TOTALLY
different in size from an original IBM AT motherboard (which is full-sized).
I have used baby-AT motherboard in XT case, and vice verse.