Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!hellgate.utah.edu!hamblin.math.byu.edu!news From: dougc@bert.cs.byu.edu (DOUG CANNON) Subject: Re: Can you replace a 5-slot IBM-PC motherboard? Organization: BYU, Provo, Utah Date: 10 Jun 91 13:40:43 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: jsosa@houligan.encore.com's message of 10 Jun 91 12:34:51 GMT References: Sender: news@hamblin.math.byu.edu (Usenet News) In article jsosa@houligan.encore.com (Joe Sosa) writes: > Are their any motherboards on the market that can fit into a True-blue > 5-slot IBM PC? I've heard that a Baby-AT motherboard can fit, but I'm > not quite sure. And if it can fit, will the cards that fit into the slots > be too high for the original case? > > > Trying to get it done for Father's Day, Thanks, The BULLET-286 System Board can be purchased for $120 (I think). There is a dealer that I know of in SLC, Utah, but I expect that won't help you. If this helps, here is the company's address: Wave Mate, Incorporated 2341 205th Street, Suite 110, Torrance, California 90501 (213) 533-8190, Fax: (213) 533-5940 I don't know if the Bullet-286 was designed to fit into the true-blue case, but I have personally installed 20+ such boards into both 5 and 8 slot true-blue IBM cases and they fit like the original with no complaints. The memory, of course, must be replaced with 100ns chips. And the board can handle 1MB. They work nicely as 286 machines. Doug Cannon, BYU, Computer Science Dept., Provo, Utah