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From: mikey@shuksan.UUCP (Mike Fields)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: AST 286 Upgrade to 386???
Summary: AST prem. 286 UG info
Message-ID: <541@shuksan.UUCP>
Date: 18 Feb 91 19:54:18 GMT
References: <9174@hub.ucsb.edu>
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Organization: The Boeing Co., MMST, Seattle, Wa.
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In article <9174@hub.ucsb.edu>, 6500boo@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (William Bushing) writes:
> Anyone out there know if AST is still offering the 386 upgrade
> for the Premium 286? At one time they had a 386 board (I think
> it was a 16 or 20 MHz snail, but that would do). I'd be inter-
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> William W. (Boo) Bushing  |  "Life is too important to be


I believe it is still available.  I called AST several weeks ago with the
same question and was quoted $995 for the "Fastboard 386" which is
a 16mhz board with 1 meg of 256k simms.  This is more than I am currently
willing to pay (read: more than I can talk my wife into!).  I am 
beginning to suspect that It will be cheaper to simply buy a new motherboard
for my system at some future time.  So many toys --- so little money!


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