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From: abcscnge@csuna.csun.edu (Scott "The Pseudo-Hacker" Neugroschl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Inboard 386 PC
Message-ID: <1742@csuna.csun.edu>
Date: 9 Mar 89 08:04:13 GMT
References: <1070@blake.acs.washington.edu> <1803@uwovax.uwo.ca>
Reply-To: abcscnge@csuna.csun.edu (Scott Neugroschl)
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In article <1803@uwovax.uwo.ca> 16012_3045@uwovax.uwo.ca (Paul Gomme) writes:
]In article <1070@blake.acs.washington.edu>, diehr@blake.acs.washington.edu (George Diehr) writes:
]> Yesterday I received  a catalogue from J & R, and found that
]> Inboard 386 PC is selling at $599.  Another 1 M daughter board
]> will cost $399 according to the ad.  Anyway, I have been
]> interested in upgrading my old Zenith and hope to get
]> your opinions regrading my upgrade.  Please help me.
]> Now the questions are:
]
]I've noticed messages from individuals who either _have_ or are
]_thinking_ of upgrading their machines by installing an Inboard 386 or
]similar product.  I have questions of my own:  Why do it this way in
]the first place?  Why not sell the old machine and buy either a fast
]286, or a 386?


It$ known a$ a $hortage of ca$h.  The Inboard specified costs a total of $1K
with 2M of memory.  How much does a 2M 386 system cost?  Even a bare bones:
2M memory, HDFD controller, 1.2M drive and nothing else (use the old XT
stuff -- but then it's hard to sell the XT...) co$t?  To many people it may
be cheaper and more cost efficient to hold onto the XT and upgrade it as
far as it will go.

$incerely,