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From: ching@amd.AMD.COM (Mike Ching)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: BIOS ROM upgrade
Message-ID: <4660@amd.AMD.COM>
Date: Thu, 12-Nov-87 13:04:25 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 12 13:04:25 1987
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Reply-To: ching@amd.UUCP (Mike Ching)
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In article <1337@husc2.UUCP> sipples@husc2.UUCP (Timothy Sipples) writes:
>>> Are the any ideas on where I could find the BIOS ROM upgrade
>>> (part number 1501005) for the IBM-PC?
>>  Scott, I hate to sound facetious but I would seriously consider the
>>fact that $40 is about 10% of the cost of a full clone.
>
>You could certainly afford a Phoenix clone BIOS.  Check the pages of
>Computer Shopper for a vendor, or contact Phoenix directly.
>

Or you could get a clone XT motherboard for <$100 and get both the
BIOS and a speedup to 8-10MHz.

mike ching