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Re: 286 EMS emulator needed

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From: Jeremy Mathers
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 15:06
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In article <1992Dec10.005633.20469@midway.uchicago.edu> oze3@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>In article <SKNKWRKS.92Dec9101855@howlin.cs.unlv.edu> sknkwrks@howlin.cs.unlv.edu (Scott Alfter) speaks the cold truth:
...
>>emulate EMS on a 286 will get you nowhere.  You need either (1) a 286
>>that provides 4.0 EMS capability in hardware (like mine--C&T SCAT),
>>(2) an EMS memory card (probably hard to come by), or (3) a 386SX or
>>better processor.
...
>Acculogic sells at least one version of a memory expansion card,
>the RAMpAT/16 which will provide up to 16M of hardware supported 
>LIM4.0 EMS memory.  I got mine from JDR Microdevices and it works just
>fine.  So, now I've got 5M in my little ol' 286.

There is also the Sota Pop board and the All Chargecard, but the
question is, "At what cost?"  These board cost $200 - $300.  For the
same money, you could just buy a 386SX motherboard and be done with it.

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From: pynq@quads.uchicago.edu (Jeremy Mathers)
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