2 Nov
2009
2 Nov
'09
8:44 p.m.
Fred Cisin wrote:
On Mon, 2 Nov 2009, Jim Leonard wrote:
I think it's unreasonable to expect a 386-upgrade-board-in-an-8-bit-slot
to function in 386 protected mode or run Win 9x or similar. I don't
even think most of them could. I always viewed them as ways to run
real-mode 32-bit code, or 16-bit code at a (then major) speedup.
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They're fairly uncommon nowadays, so any
normal price (ie. in the
$100-$150 range for both 5160+386 board in nice cosmetic and working
condition) is expected.
It would seem that there would be a substantial gap in te
usability/pricing between major name brand ones, and those made by unknown
long defunct companies, particularly if drivers are needed, such
as "available driver is for DOS 3.30 or below", "Win9X only", etc.