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From: reza@accva1.UUCP (H. Reza Zarafshar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 6300 upgrade
Message-ID: <6@accva1.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 2-Nov-87 09:17:54 EST
Article-I.D.: accva1.6
Posted: Mon Nov  2 09:17:54 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 5-Nov-87 23:27:47 EST
References: <2478@sphinx.uchicago.edu> <1823@homxc.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL
Lines: 21
Keywords: 80x86 accelerator for 6300?
Summary: Twin board from orchid might work
Xref: mnetor comp.sys.att:1649 comp.sys.ibm.pc:9686

In article <1823@homxc.UUCP>, rps@homxc.UUCP (R.SHARPLES) writes:
> In article <2478@sphinx.uchicago.edu>, pgil@sphinx.uchicago.edu (paul  gilna) writes:
> > 	SO. Can the 6300 be upgraded to 80x86 status by use
> > 	of accelerator boards etc. Fact, Fiction or wishful
> > 	thinking? (Intel has just announced a 80386 InBoard
> > 	for 8088 machines). 
> > 
> > 	Thank you muchly,		Paul Gilna.
> > 	...!ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!pgil
> > 	pgil@sphinx.uchicago.edu
> 
> 
> All of the "turbo" boards that I have seen have a relatively short
> cable which plugs into the 808x's socket (after removing
> the 808x).  This is done this way because the 8088 in an IBM PC/XT

The twin board recently announced by Orchid Tech. will work according
to the Orchid rep.  It is an expensive board, but I think the quality
of the Orchid products makes it worthwhile.

Reza Zarafshar