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- Subject: Re: Does a 487sx shut down the 486sx??
- Message-ID: <1992Aug19.212552.1@uncavx.unca.edu>
- From: strauss@uncavx.unca.edu
- Date: 19 Aug 92 21:25:52 -0500
- References: <IeYSMJK00Voz8Vf8ZN@andrew.cmu.edu>
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- In article <IeYSMJK00Voz8Vf8ZN@andrew.cmu.edu>, ks3l+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kenton Shaver) writes:
- > Could anyone clear this up for me?
- > I read it in some magazine, but my ECE
- > friend is credulous. Will my 487sx
- > just shut the 486sx down and take over?
- >
-
- This wasn't a good deal until the 486 DX2 came along. The DX2 is a full
- 486 chip and replaces the 486SX: either by pulling the old chip and inserting
- the new one (some systems) or by plugging the DX2 into a free slot. Yes, it
- does shut down the SX chip.
-
- The advantage is that you get a 486 system for about $500 cheaper than a DX2
- system, and in 2-3 years, when the chip costs about $100, you can upgrade to a
- "real" 486. So, all of a sudden, this is not such a bad deal.
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