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From: jeffd@ittvax.ATC.ITT.UUCP (Jeff Denenberg)
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Subject: Re: 10Mhz Clones
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Date: Mon, 29-Sep-86 09:31:30 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 29 09:31:30 1986
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> Can anyone help with this question:
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> I'm thinking of buying a 10Mhz AT clone.  Lots of expansion cards on the
> market have a phrase in their advertisements like "works on 6Mz or 8Mhz AT
> compatibles".  Are they leaving off the "10Mhz" just because such 
> machines are not very common?  It would seem that if the system bus is
> truly asynchronous any expansion card (memory card, video card, disk
> controller card, etc.) could be used. Thanks.
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Some of the better high speed clones run expansion cards at a lower rate than
the system clock. This prevents the speed incompatibility headaches. Check the
PC Limited line of AT clones at 10 & 12 Mhz (They even have one at 16Mhz but
I am wary of this one as it must use preselected chips at above rated speeds).

                               Jeff Denenberg
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