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From: keith@imagen.UUCP (Keith Rich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Buying a 386 clone -- want advice
Message-ID: <3177@imagen.UUCP>
Date: 13 Mar 89 17:54:01 GMT
Reply-To: keith@imagen.COM (Keith Rich)
Organization: Imagen Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
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Dylan Mcnamee seems to be asking most of the same questions I have been asking
around about, but I'd like to add a couple of questions which he skipped.

  1)	What are the issues which determine whether a clone can run OS/2?
	There seem to BIOS and EGA/VGA dependencies, but it's difficult to
	identify the specifics.  A recent Byte talks about this, but leaves
	many unanswered questions.  Although I don't envision heavy OS/2
	use soon, I'd rather not paint myself in a corner.

  2)	What are the issues regarding clone components, particularly
	motherboards?  One MB issue seems to be the type of RAM used.
	There are various limits on the MB itself, and the costs and
	performance of expansion memory boards is not always clear.
	1 Mbit chips seem to be cheaper than SIMMs, but usually incur
	the need for expansion memory at a lower limit.

I'll accept direct E-mail responses, but I'd prefer on-line discussion.

Thanks,  Keith Rich  Imagen