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From: sytek@tekgen.TEK.COM (Mike Ewan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 8 Mhz AT clone vs. 10 Mhz AT clone
Message-ID: <1642@tekgen.TEK.COM>
Date: Mon, 24-Aug-87 14:51:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: tekgen.1642
Posted: Mon Aug 24 14:51:22 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 26-Aug-87 01:20:26 EDT
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Reply-To: sytek@tekgen.UUCP (Mike Ewan)
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR.
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In article <1792@kontron.UUCP> cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer) writes:

>... I've noticed that there are [a] number
>of 10 Mhz AT clones, many of which are 1 wait state.  There are a number
>of 8 Mhz AT clones as well, most of which are 0 wait state.  Since the
>price difference is frequently on the order of $150-$200 between the two,
>I wonder if I might be better off to buy a faster hard disk (<30 ms
>access time instead of >30 ms) instead of getting a 10 Mhz 1 wait state
>system.

Try an AST Premium/286.  It's 10Mhz with up to 4Meg of 0 wait state memory.
It's a little more money that the offshore clones but in my opinion well 
worth it.

{ I have no connection with AST, nor do these opinions necessarily reflect 
those of my employer. etc. etc.}

Mike Ewan
Tektronix Inc.
sytek@tekgen.TEK.COM