🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi, I'm in the market for my very first PC.  I've saved and saved (for years)
and watched the PC market as it has evolved and even better, as prices
have fallen through the floor.  As it will become apparent, I don't know
a lot about what I'm buying, thus this posting.

After lots of looking around and asking friends for recommendations, I
have probably decided on a Gateway 2000 486DX2/66mHz ISA  machine.
Several trade journals recommend the DX2 machines and all suggest that
a *minimum* CPU cache of 128K is the way to go.  Unfortunately, Gateway
only offers 64K cache.  Their sales representative suggests that I could
get the cache increased but they do not currently do it.  They even gave
me the number of a guy who sells cache memory!  I called him and he said
that all I need to do was to pull 8 chips out and insert his 8 chips and
cache would go from 64K to 256K!  And all for $69.00 for the set of 8
chips!  Now this sounds too good to be true!  Is this kosher?  He did 
mention that a jumper would have to be changed and the books that come
with the PC should show me how to do this.  Is this standard or is there
a possibility that the Gateway system doesn't have the sockets for the
new (and larger) chips?

EVERYTHING else in the lineup of features meets or exceeds my personal
requirements for my new PC with the exception of the cache memory.  Anybody
done this, with success.  Obviously no one has the system described above
cause Gateway hasn't shipped the first one yet.  They say in about 6 weeks.

Still, if anyone can shed some light in this area, I would be most
appreciative.  I tried calling Gateway back but unfortunately they require
that I speak with *my* sales rep who has gone for the holiday weekend. =-(

Guess they are making money faster than they care for....

You can reply directly back to me, or post, either way is greatly appreciated.


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