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Re: Is the 486-66 SLC-2 CPU any good?

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From: Kim Naru (CONTRA)
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 1994 19:16
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Wayne O. Miller FFR (miller@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov) wrote:
: Hi,
:         I'm considering purchasing a used 486-66 SLC-2 based clone using
: an Alaris ISA motherboard, and a Cirrus logic SVGA card.
: My main intended use is for games and running Windows.  I know that
: games are notoriously sensitive to hardware configurations, so I would
: appreciate knowing if this particular CPU is game clean :-).  Also,
: apart from games, how is this CPU in general?  It costs about $200 less
: than a DX2, so there must be some compromise.

:         Please email me your responses, as I don't often scan these
: boards.

: Thanks,
: Wayne
: miller@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov

You'll have no problems. There was a time when people would only purchase PC's with
the IBM logo on it. The time has come were you don't need to have an INTEL chip. Offcourse
if you want to spend more money, go for it. The area likely to cause you grief is
the motherboard/firmware.


--kim
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