29 Jun
2006
29 Jun
'06
5:45 a.m.
Jim Leonard wrote:
Chuck Guzis wrote:
You're right, I never did. I already had a 286 and was looking for a
386. No 386 model PS/2 was ISA. L40 doesn't count, it was a laptop,
you couldn't add cards to it :-)
That's sort of odd. I have a Model 25/386 with a 3Com 3c509 in it.
Wait; I *had* it. I think I gave it to Gil Carrick.
Doc
Yes, that
is remarkable, but last I checked the PS/2 line doesn't
have *any* ISA slots which means people had to buy sound cards,
joystick adapters, SuperVGA boards, internal modems, etc. etc. all
over again. At 2X the price. That was a colossally bad move for the
consumer market, which ended up driving the market the most anyway.
You've obviously never run into a PS/2 Model 25 or 30 or even the
"portable" L40. ISA machines, not MCA.