20 Nov
2007
20 Nov
'07
10:47 p.m.
--- Ensor <classiccmp at memory-alpha.org.uk> wrote:
Hi,
to what degree was it homebuilt? Do you mean simply
assembled from parts? Who made the mobo if that was
the case. I only know of 1 non-8088 mobo (of course
there could have been others). It had an 80186 and was
made in California. Maybe there are others that aren't
coming to mind.
Were there ever 8086 to 80286 upgrades for the
few machines that used them?
There was at least one available. I had one in my
first PC clone, a home
built machine with a motherboard sporting an NEC V30
processor (NEC's clone
of the 8086). I don't recall the manufacturer, but
"AST" rings a
bell for some reason? I
got it in late '90/early '91 and it was at least a
couple of years old then
I think.
I don't specifically recall AST making such an
upgrade. Orchid made a few (one with a 186 and a
follow up with a 286). AST did make some super duper
serial boards ("4 port cards") that usually had an on
board '186.
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