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From: balon@hpcupt1.cup.hp.com (Tom Balon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Question about upgrade path
Message-ID: <56470007@hpcupt1.cup.hp.com>
Date: 23 Jan 91 23:01:51 GMT
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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	I'm looking for an card that can turn my old tired IBM PC
	into a 386. I know Intel makes something called the Inboard
	386 that will do the trick but the card with 2MB memory expander
	costs about $1000 !!! I could buy a new machine for that !

	So, does anybody know where I can pick one of these up used ?

	Are there any other manufactures who make these things ?

	What compatibility issues should I be aware of ? (ie. Will all
  	my old PC applications still work ? )

	Can cards like the Intel Inboard that have 1MB of onboard memory
 	  still access the 640K of memory on the mother board ?


						Thanks in advance,
 						   Tom