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From: jgay@digi.lonestar.org (john gay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: INFO on Club's Falcon Architecture
Message-ID: <1991May28.172623.1044@digi.lonestar.org>
Date: 28 May 91 17:26:23 GMT
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From article <49363@ut-emx.uucp>, by archie@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Archie):
> 
> Wants positives and negatives of modular architecture (upgrade by cpu
> board).

Experience disclaimer: none personally, friend has had a modular 386 for
a couple of years.

Big negative: Company goes out of business and now you can't upgrade your
pc unless you get a new motherboard and maybe new case. (happened to my friend)

negative: price of original is usually greater than "total" motherboard
clone.

negative: price of upgrade is usually about the same as (or slightly less)
than just buying and swapping motherboards.

positive: great idea in theory, in practice it would be good if everyone
used the same design so that you could buy system from A and cpu upgrade
later from B.

In current practice you are locked into upgrade path/price by your original
manufacturer.

john gay.

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