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- From: harp@martha.utcc.utk.edu (harp)
- Subject: Re: Upgrade Options for PS/2 70s and 80s.
- Message-ID: <1992Dec18.132110.17193@utkux1.utk.edu>
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- Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
- References: <1992Dec15.180921.24746@seas.gwu.edu> <1gnm23INN6oj@mozz.unh.edu> <sheldon.724602506@pv1417.vincent.iastate.edu>
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 13:21:10 GMT
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- In article <sheldon.724602506@pv1417.vincent.iastate.edu> sheldon@iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon) writes:
- >In <1gnm23INN6oj@mozz.unh.edu> psv@kepler.unh.edu (Philip S Verghis) writes:
- >ss/
- >>I called Reply, and the info they sent seems interesting. This is a series of
- >>motherboard replacements that either have the 386SLC, 486SLC(2) or i486 based
- >>chips. In addition, they offer support for 2.88 MB drives, a hardware assisted
- >>GUI accelrator (sp) that gives very respectable SVGA (not XGA) 1024x768 Winmark
- >>numbers. All in all, not a bad deal. We may bring some in to evaluate, and if
- >>we do, I will post info on the net in the next month or so.
- >
- > I'd really like to hear some comments on this product.
- >
- > We have an old PS/2 Model 70 16 Mhz 386DX machine that we're faced with
- >either spending $900 replacing the harddrive or $1000 throwing the whole
- >computer out and buying a replacement clone.
- >
- > Right now the clone appears to be a better solution, as the performance of
- >the PS/2 Model 70 is very poor.
- >
- > But if we could some how replace the motherboard, thus allowing us to
- >continue to use our MCA cards(SCSI adaptor and Ethernet), yet giving
- >us some improved performance and the ability to use a cheaper IDE
- >harddrive.
- >
- >
-
- We are in the same boat. We have a bunch of Model 80s (even slower than
- most model 70s). According to our IBM reps, there are no motherboards to
- swap in for replacement. I was dissapointed. We have since decided to go
- with Model 57486SLCs and give the 80's to people we even slower machines.
- I guess this is the price you pay for going with MCA in the first place.
-
- Sean Harp
- University of Tennessee
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