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From: edhall@rand.org (Ed Hall)
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Subject: Re: Looking for knowledge about 286 to 386 conversion,...
Keywords: 286 386 hardware conversion PS/2
Message-ID: <1991Apr4.041041.27167@rand.org>
Date: 4 Apr 91 04:10:41 GMT
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In article <1991Apr2.181209.13088@milton.u.washington.edu> tianji@milton.u.washington.edu (Tianji Yu) writes:
>I would like to know if it is possible to cheaply change a 286 unit to 
>a 386 unit...that is to say, significantly more cheaply than actually
>buying a 386 unit, of course.  Thank you.
>
>Tianji Yu

Yes, just replace your 286 motherboard with a 386 motherboard.  There
once were various products with 386's that could plug into your existing
motherboard, but it has gotten to the point where a whole new motherboard
costs the same (and gives much better performance).  All of your old
peripherals (except for memory) should work just fine.

I'll not recommend a particular brand of motherboard--other folks on
the net will know more than I do about this.

		-Ed