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From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: 8088 leading edge upgrade info
Message-ID: <1991Jun20.001027.22054@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
Date: 20 Jun 91 00:10:27 GMT
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Problem with Leading Edges is that the motherboards and 
power supplies (and therefore the cases) are not standard.
So to upgrade would mean to get the following: 

286 baby AT motherboard		$100
1 Meg RAM			$ 50
Baby AT case 			$ 30
Power supply			$ 30
Herc Card			$ 20

Approx. $230

Add whatever you'd spend on a faster hard drive (if you 
want one). Then sell your case, MB and power supply to 
someone who needs one (you'll get at least $50 for it
I'll bet...)





>i have an ibm pc compat of the leading edge type, and i was wondering how
> expensive and  difficult would it be to upgrade to at least a 286, maybe more....
>i have :
>extended video bios
>640 online ram
>2 5.25 drives
>hard disk....20 megs



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