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From: ching@pepsi.amd.com (Mike Ching)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Seek advice on 286 Accelerator card for PC XT
Keywords: Orchid Tiny Turbo?
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Date: 21 Feb 89 22:05:52 GMT
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In article <16055@mimsy.UUCP> velte@mimsy.umd.edu.UUCP (Jack Velte) writes:
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>for less than the cost of a turbo board, you can buy an AT motherboard.
>get a copy of _computer shopper_:  600 pages of ads for stuff, including
>AT motherboards from $150 to $495 for 20 mhz.

One gotcha with the new motherboard is that you might need a new
keyboard. Some XT clones come with XT/AT compatible keyboards but many
do not. I got an accelerator at a flea market for $90 which is more in
line with the value of the card.

mike ching