24 Sep
2008
24 Sep
'08
5:02 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
Hmmm, probably. I can't imagine that running an
8088 at the end of a
length of 40-conductor ribbon cable with the crosstalk and ringing
that would accompany it would be very reliable. Most likely a
subassembly that plugs into the 8088 socket, with the 8088 plugging
into that.
I have a SOTA board with the following setup:
- Socket for the original 8088
- 40-pin ribbon cable that ends in a 40-pin "cpu" interface that goes
from the add-in board (40-pin linear) to the
motherboard (40-pin "plug")
- Socket for an 8087
Hopefully this helps the OP.
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