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From: jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Brain-Dead 286 ?
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Date: 8 Mar 90 05:16:13 GMT
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MAM155@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
>I hesitate to purchase a '386 machine becauseI found that the Bus speed is to
>fast to handle some expansion cards!!!! I mean that one card would work and
>another, of the same model, would not work on the same computer !!!!!
>the machinesthhat has happened on are AT clones with DTK mother boards.
>so I would wait a little longer to buy a '386
>
>                                        Mike


DTK anything has always been a problem.  A customer of mine informed me of a
serious problem with using their boards with Netware.  Doesn't matter what
BIOS you use, the DTK board itself has a serious problem.  If you want a good
board, go Micronics or Mylex.  
 
 
     // JCA

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