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- From: chuj@horton.Colorado.EDU (CHU JEFFREY)
- Subject: Re: 486-33 prices
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.184125.20418@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
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- References: <55335@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> <1992Jul28.232548.23435@unlinfo.unl.edu>
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- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 18:41:25 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul28.232548.23435@unlinfo.unl.edu> latenser@unlinfo.unl.edu (Latenser) writes:
- >In <55335@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> ericwolf@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Eric Wolf) writes:
- >
- >>I was wondering how inexpensive can a 486-33DX CPU and motherboard be purchased
- >>for? The reason I ask is that its time to replace my "I'll run when I feel
- >>like it" 386-25 motherboard and CPU. And with a 386-40 CPU, Math Coprocessor
- >>and motherboard for about $325, I am wondering how much MORE it would take to
- >>make the jump to a 486-33DX (which already has the math coprocessor installed.)
- >
- >>Thanks for any info you can provide.
- >
- >>- Eric
- >
- >We purchased a 486-25 from GEICCO Computer (Pc Shopper etc.) for about
- >$560 about a month ago. It is a reasonable board -- although it is
- >somewhat picky about the RAM it will work with. It has 8 Simm slots.
- >
- >latenser@unlinfo.unl.edu
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- I think I saw a 486-33DX motherboard for $499.00 in the COMPUTER SHOPPER,
- I don't have the latest issue(I just quickly glanced, so don't take my
- word for it, look for yourself), anyways it was D.O.S. system ad.
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