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From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: wanted: faster processor
Message-ID: <1991Apr9.182741.29814@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
Date: 9 Apr 91 18:27:41 GMT
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>I currently own a PS/2 55SX.  I do alot of things with it and basically,
>it's too slow.  I'd like to upgrade to a 386DX 25Mhz chip.
>To do this, can I just buy a chip and a new crystal for the clock and
>replace the 386SX chip or will I have to buy a new motherboard?

Sorry... a little too late for April Fools Day....



>I'm going to be pissed if I have to spend $1000 to buy a new motherboard
>when I already spent so much on Big Blue.  Thanks for any replies.


Nope... 

More like $4000 for a Model 70 (16 MHz, academic price + discount). Know
why that 55 is soooooo slow with Windows? Its got 8 bit video. And for
the same price you could have gotten a nice fast 386DX....

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