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Subject: Non-IBM PC boards
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Date: Wed, 21-Dec-83 08:39:23 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 21 08:39:23 1983
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From:  Greg Maples <maples@mitre>


	I have been giving some thought to developing my own IBM PC
system, but do NOT wish to pay IBM's ridiculous prices.  So far, I
have come across two manufacturers of IBM mother boards, Micro-Mint
and Faraday Electronics.  I'm looking toward putting my own system 
together as a pseudo-kit, as I wish to use 96tpi drives, use a better
power supply, etc.  I'm fully capable of making my own ROMs, and
therefore would like to get a system that has some flexibility to it.

	Does anyone have experience with Micro-Mint or Faraday?
If so, can you swap floppy controller chips to move to the new
multi-purpose chips from various sources, or is a proprietary
scheme being used?  Is the board well designed or a hog?
Are there any other motherboard sources I've not listed?  Can
you get the mother board from IBM?  If so, at what price?

			Greg Maples (maples at mitre)