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From: wilhelm@elements.rpal.com (Robert Wilhelm)
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Subject: Re: Can I have your opinion?
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Date: 18 Jun 91 19:53:11 GMT
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In-Reply-To: sc1u+@andrew.cmu.edu's message of 17 Jun 91 21:16:39 GMT


here's my opinion : buying a used PC-XT class machine is a bad move if
you want a 386SX machine.

here are several of many possible pitfalls you may face

1. power supplies fail and don't always match all motherboards.

2. older machines may or may not have the controller for the disks and
performance you seek.

3. display cards that work well in an XT class machine may not work
well in a 386 class machine.

there are many other pitfalls. I would consider buying a very sparcely
configured 386 machine and adding to it as the money is available.

bob wilhelm