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On Tue, 23 Apr 1996 20:00:37 GMT, nigel@openvms.demon.co.uk (Nigel
Barker) wrote:

>On Mon, 22 Apr 96 21:41:41 GMT, Martin Davies
><Martin@amdavies.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>I'm planning to upgrade from my current 386DX40 to a 5x86
>>m/board, and have been scanning the mags (eg MicroMart) to check
>>suppliers, prices, etc.  Eclipse Computers of Coventry seem to
>>be offering what look like excellent value boards - does anyone
>>have any experience of them and their products, such as the
>>"Elite" and "Mercury" range of boards?  Anything good or bad to
>>report?
>>
>>Alternatively, can anyone personally recommend any other
>>supplier of m/boards in a roughly similar price bracket (say up
>>to ukp125 VATIN for m/board with on-board EIDE & I/O & 5x86-100
>>CPU)?
>
>I'm pretty sure that these are of the notorious 'fake cache' variety.
>
>Get an ASUSTEK PVI486SP3 for your 5x86 you won't regret it. These are
>Rolls Royce motherboards compared to the Trabants of other suppliers.
>
>Point your web browser at www.gnd.co.uk for details & prices.
>

I almost forgot. This is where I bought my motherboard (about 90 quid
& VAT in January). Give them a ring & they'll send you lots of nice
glossy brochures on ASUS products.

SPD Ltd
2a Mansfield Business Park
Station Approach
Lymington Bottom Road
Four Marks
Hants
GU34 5PZ

Telephone (01420) 563588/562712/562566
Fax (01420) 562206

The are UK distributors for ASUS. They are a wholesaler but seem happy
to sell one-offs with payment by credit card. They also keep Diamond
graphics cards, Pentium Processors & Memory SIMMs.

--
Nigel Barker
nigel@openvms.demon.co.uk