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- From: wiegand@rtsg.mot.com (Robert Wiegand)
- Subject: Re: Convert xt => 386 for $150?
- Message-ID: <wiegand.714408770@lido16>
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- Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
- References: <1992Aug20.221456.4379@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
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- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 14:52:50 GMT
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- feld@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Michael Feld) writes:
-
- >A local computer shop offers to convert any xt or 286 to a 386, 35mhz
- >machine for about $150 US.
- >Does this make sense?
- >Would it be worthwhile?
- >--
- >Michael Feld | E-mail: <feld@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
- >Dept. of Philosophy | FAX: (204) 261-0021
- >University of Manitoba | Voice: (204) 474-9136
- >Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2M8, Canada
-
- This sounds too good to be true. I would bet that the price doesn't
- include any memory, and they are expecting to make their money on
- the memory sales. They will probably also try to get you to upgrade
- other stuff (floppy drives, vidio board, etc.) as well.
-
- $150 for the motherboard is a good price, but don't buy any extras
- without doing some price checking.
-
-
- --
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- Robert Wiegand - Motorola Inc.
- uunet!motcid!wiegand
- Disclamer: I didn't do it - I was somewhere else at the time.
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