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From: phil@pepsi.amd.com (Phil Ngai)
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Subject: Re: Brain-dead 286 - summary
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Date: 9 Mar 90 19:56:43 GMT
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In article <17995@boulder.Colorado.EDU> wallwey@boulder.Colorado.EDU (WALLWEY DEAN WILLIAM) writes:
|As for as this thread is concerned, the whole point of this disccussion
|is whether you should buy a 286 or a 386 if you are buying a new system.
|Again, the extra $100-$200 dollars spent on a 386SX clone (or better)
|running at 16MHz around $900-$1100 compared with a 12Mhz 286 clone,
|around $700-$900 is VERY WELL SPENT, and peanuts compared to costs you
|will incure while owning a computer system!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe you're not aware of it, but the supply of 386 devices is getting
very tight and since the producer has a monopoly, prices are
sky-rocketing and there is no relief in sight. You better check on the
CURRENT price differential before deciding that a 386 is a "good
investment".

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