OPTI chipsets. Any good?

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From: David Hook
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 04:18

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I've a friend who is in the process of purchasing a bunch
of 486/33 PCs. She has been told  by various sources that
PCs with OPTI chipsets have problems, particularly with DMA.
Things like Windows 3.1 32-bit disk access don't work properly.

The information she has is not very definitive to enable her
to make a reasonable decision for or against a brand of PC
with a particular chipset.

Can anyone give me some information on the pros and cons of
specific chipsets (problems with OPTI in particular)?


Thanks,

Peter Grant

peterlg@ecr.mu.oz.au

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