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- From: pinkas@caraway.intel.com (Israel Pinkas)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel
- Subject: Re: i860/i960 swaping?
- Message-ID: <PINKAS.92Aug19141040@caraway.intel.com>
- Date: 19 Aug 92 22:10:40 GMT
- References: <1992Aug18.165919.1@sscvx1.ssc.gov> <Bt7BGx.C3z@pgroup.com>
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- In-Reply-To: lfm@pgroup.com's message of 18 Aug 92 22:50:56 GMT
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- lfm@pgroup.com (Larry Meadows) writes:
-
- > schludermann@sscvx1.ssc.gov writes:
- > >
- > > I'm considering buying a computer from hauppauge computer works that has
- > >the i860 and 486 cpu's. The question is, can the 860 be upgraded to the 960
- > >at a later date?
- >
- > Well, I'm not sure I'd call it upgrading, since they are completely different
- > CPUs. Anyway the answer is absolutely not. The chips aren't anything alike.
- > It is possible that Hauppauge might come out with a new motherboard that would
- > allow you to use the newer i860-XP, but it would be a completely new board
- > rather than just a chip swap.
- >
- > No, I don't work for Hauppauge and could be completely wrong.
-
- I don't work for Hauppauge either, but I have used their 4860 motherboard.
- Last I checked, they did not have a motherboard that was i860XP compatible.
- (The XP and XR have different pinouts.)
-
- You might want to check with Hauppauge directly. Their number is
- 516-434-1600. They might also have an 800 number, but be sure to spell the
- name for the operator.
-
- -Israel Pinkas
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