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Article #8391Re: Challenge! Upgrade an old IBM PC (true blue)
From: mark williams
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1991 22:25
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1991 22:25
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My two cents worth: don't bother. Buy a new clone and sell the PC. There are several reasons for this comment. I've been through this once and wish I hadn't. Power Supply: The original power supply won't supply enough power for a hard disk (it's a 65 watt unit). All right, new supply (135 watt minimum, say $80). Chassis: The card to card spacing doesn't match the new BABY AT 286 boards, which have 8 slots instead of five. OK, new box (say $60, for a taller AT box with the right spacing). Keyboard: By the way, you also need the 101 key AT keyboard (say $70). What have you preserved of the original PC? Perhaps video board and monitor... What, it's a CGA?? Good luck.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!hplabs!hpda!hpcuhb!hpcuhe!markw From: markw@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com (mark williams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Challenge! Upgrade an old IBM PC (true blue) Message-ID: <33660002@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com> Date: 15 Mar 91 22:25:57 GMT References: <20574.27de5682@oregon.uoregon.edu> Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino Lines: 18