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Re: Eclipse Computers 5x86 m/boards - any good?

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From: Nigel Barker
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00

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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.

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

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