13 Oct
2007
13 Oct
'07
9:43 p.m.
Teo Zenios wrote:
...
Yes, I have a 286-16 (the chip is a 20 but the motherboard only has settings
for 12/16Mhz), VGA mode. The only reason I have the 286 (which I never realy
cared for processor wise) was because my tandy 1000HX is too slow for some
games, and my 386/40 or 486/66 is too fast for others). Trying to play WC on
a 486/66 is like playing an arcade game on crack.
Heh... too funny... my 286 is a 286-16 clocked as a 286-20 :-)
Am I the only one who never got into 286 systems (my
1st pc in the late 80's
was a Packard Bell 286/12)?
I think skipping a generation wasn't uncommon.... I skipped the 386
generation...
went from my 286-20 to a 486DX-33. I skipped the pentium pro
generation too
(not that I didn't get cheaper/free ones later to toy with... just like
I have a few
386s now... just didn't get them 'in their time').
-- Curt
TZ