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From: clif@intelca.UUCP (Clif Purkiser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel
Subject: Re: how can I purchase an Intel 386 motherboard?
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Date: Tue, 12-May-87 13:50:27 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 12 13:50:27 1987
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> I see regular mention of an Intel 386 motherboard, but there doesn't
> seem to be any well-publicised way of purchasing one.  I am inclined
> to believe that this might be the easiest way to upgrade my AT clone,
> given the physical constraints imposed by the Intel Inboard/386 (the
> cable which plugs into the 286 socket is fragile and isn't guaranteed
> to reach if your clone places the chip in an unusual place; also, you
> have to set your motherboard to use only 256K of its memory, something
> that I can't do on my clone.)
> 
> Is the Intel 386 motherboard available directly from Intel?  Whom do I
> contact?  What is a reasonable price?
> -- 
> Steve Dyer
> dyer@harvard.harvard.edu
> dyer@spdcc.COM aka {ihnp4,harvard,linus,ima,bbn,halleys}!spdcc!dyer

Sorry to post but my mail was returned to sender due to insufficient
postage.


Intel does not sell 80386 motherboards to anyone other than OEMs.
For most people you are better off buying 386 InBoards:  They are
faster, and better supported than a motherboard.  


-- 
Clif Purkiser, Intel, Santa Clara, Ca.
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