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From: smsmith@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M. Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: building a clone: good stuff vs. trash?
Keywords: clone,homebuilt,motherboard
Message-ID: <1991Feb17.030327.12955@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu>
Date: 17 Feb 91 03:03:27 GMT
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jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) writes:

 [good suggestions deleted]
>
>Recommendation:
>
>386-33 Micronics MB w/ 8MB and 32k cache (1800 total mail order)

I just noticed that Lucky Computers is selling the Micronics
486-25 64k cache motherboard (0k RAM) for $1895.  Isn't it
crazy how we're always just a few hundred dollars away from
our ultimate dream machine?

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Steve Smith            286 buyer: "I could have bought a 386sx!"
smsmith@hpuxa.         386sx buyer: "I could have bought a DX!"
  ircc.ohio-           386dx buyer: "I could have bought a 486!"
  state.edu            486 buyer: "what the heck will I do with this thing??!"
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