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From: pk@wet.UUCP (Philip King)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Which 386/33 Motherboard?
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Date: 24 Apr 91 10:17:30 GMT
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I'm putting together a new PC, and have decided (more or less) on a 
386/33.  I started out thinking about the 'no-name' boards, but being
that I plan to run UNIX, OS-2, et al, and things like SCSI controllers,
I decided to go with a topnotch 'name brand' motherboard.

At this point, it looks like the top contenders are Micronics (used by
people like Gateway), Omnitel (used here locally by Uncle Ralphs, and
US Mach), and Mylex.  There are others, such as AMI, but I don't know
much about them.

Saw a review on the Gateway, it looked exceedingly stable and compatible.
While their 'baby' size MB only accepts 4 MB without a $150 memory card
(that takes up a slot), their full size one accepts 16 MB onboard.

I plan on running an Adaptec 1542, 3Com 3C501 ethernet, Orchid VGA, 
Mars scanner, perhaps a Complete Communicator board, and who-knows-
what in the future.  I was also impressed by the fact that apparently
Micronics has very good documentation on their boards.  This would be
important to me.

Thank you for your input.  I can summarize later for those who are
interested.


				Philip
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