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üöêïâ ÿÄöæ Äûì ₧óá ╬╠╬╠╬╠╬╠╬╠╧╧╡
│ ≤τΦ≥ ≥Σ±ΦΣ≥ ÷Φδδ τΣδ∩ √ε⌠ µΣ≤
┌─┐ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ │ ≤τΣ ∞ε≥≤ "ßαφµ σε± √ε⌠± ß⌠ΓΩ",
│ └─┐┌─┬─┐┌─┐│ │┌─┘ │ │ ≤τΣ ∞ε≥≤ ∩ε÷Σ± ∩Σ± πεδδα±, αφπ
│ ─ ││ ││ ││ ││ ─ │ │ ≤τΣ ∞ε≥≤ σ±ε∞ √ε⌠± Γε∞∩⌠≤Σ±.
└───┘└───┘└─┘└─┘└───┘ │
┌─┬─┐┌───┐┌─┬─┐┌───┐ │ Welcome. In the following
│ ││ ─ ││ ││ ┌─┘ │ issues I will be detailing how to
├── │└───┘└───┘└─┘ │ build your own 486 based PC
└───┘ │ computer system. This will
┌────┐┌─┐ ┌─┐┌────┐ │ include information for those
│ ┌┐ ││ ├─┤ ││ ┌┐ │ │ building for the first time, but
│ └┘ ││ ││ ││ │ │ as this is an electronic magazine
└────┘└──┴──┘└─┘└─┘ │ it is obvious that you are more
┌─┐┌─┐┌────┐┌────┐ │ than likely to own a computer
│ └┘ ││ ── ││ ───┤ │ already, so reference will also
└──┐ ││ ── ││ ── │ │ be made to upgrading.
└─┘└────┘└────┘ │ This column will also make
│ comments on the new operating
ß√ Γτ±Φ≥≤ε∩τΣ± Θετφ≥εφ │ systems available, because after
│ you put together a powerful 486
you may want to make the best use │ second hand equipment requires a
of it, with one of the "32-bit │ lot of knowledge. And the same
operating systems of the future" │ knowledge can be used to turn a
such as OS/2 and Windows/NT. │ potential lemon into a superb
I will also spend time │ bargain.
explaining jargon and │ Areas that will be explained
terminology, so at the end of │ in future issues of the magazine
this series you will be able to │ include :
make your own informed decision │
on which system suits you best. │ ÷τ√ α ₧óá, αφπ ÷τΦΓτ εφΣ - ≥≈,
One of the major influences on │ π≈, πδΓ, π≈£.
these articles will be keeping │ τα±π π±Φ⌡Σ αφπ ∞Σ∞ε±√ ≥√≥≤Σ∞≥ -
the price down. The best way to │ τε÷ ∞⌠Γτ πε √ε⌠ φΣΣπ?.
achieve this is to buy second │ ⌡ΦπΣε ≥√≥≤Σ∞≥ - ⌡µα, ≥⌡µα, ≈µα,
hand equipment. This is another │ αΓΓΣδΣ±α≤ε±≥.
reason to inform you, rather than │ ε≤τΣ± ≥≤αφπα±π ±Σ≡⌠Φ±Σ∞Σφ≤≥ -
just guide you through a dozen │ σδε∩∩√ π±Φ⌡Σ≥, Γα≥Σ≥, Σ≤Γ.
magical steps to get to a 486. │ ε∩Σ±α≤Φφµ ≥√≥≤Σ∞≥ - ÷τα≤ πε ≤τΣ√
Also, being able to spot a │ εσσΣ±?
bargain or a lemon when buying │ Hopefully through the next few
issues I will be able to guide │ 486, we will look at setting up a
you to the right choice for your │ 486DX 33MHz, SVGA colour,
needs, both current and future. │ 250Mbyte Hard disk and 4Mbytes of
If nothing else you should be │ ram, both types of floppy
able to hold your own in a │ drives..etc. Also, I'll be here
computer store. │ to help those people who buy
For those of you that want │ equipment when they see a
some idea what you will be up │ bargain, and later find they
for, we will look at putting │ aren't sure how to set it up,
together a cheap, low end 486 │ with information about specific
from new parts (although, a │ equipment. And for those with a
recent fire in a Japanese factory │ machine already, but maybe no
has caused prices to rise, and │ manuals, I'll help you work out
no-one knows what's happening) │ which parts to keep as you
but the best savings come when │ upgrade, and which parts to sell.
you get that odd bargain at │
computer swap meets, or in the │ Each issue will contain a
readers mart section in the local │ general informative section, a
newspapers. If, however, you │ down and dirty tech session and a
wish to build a more powerful │ much needed summary.
Basically this series will │
help you get the most "bang for │
your buck", the most power per │
dollar, and the most from your │
computer. │
│
Hope to see you in the next issue ñ│