10 Apr
2000
10 Apr
'00
10:16 a.m.
The upgrades for the '386 types were typically 486DLC thingies that claimed
to be a '486 but looked like and fit in the place of a '386. They also had
no internal math processor.
The '286's weren't so easily upgraded, but there were 20 and 25 MHz CMOS
(Harris) versions that were pretty popular.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Ford <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 3:06 AM
Subject: 386 upgrade cpus?
Few things jazz me more than finding an upgrade
processor in an old hulk,
but some of these cpus are not clear to me what they are. By the 486 era
things make sense, and I have Kingston 133, Evergreen, and other fast 486
upgrades, but could someone explain a bit what it is I should be looking
for as a 386 upgrade?
BTW in the massive "weird" catagory that dominates my storage I have about
a dozen 286 upgrades for earlier cpus. Yow, spank that old system with the
power of a 10 mhz 286. ;) Maybe I will do a ebay package with some of the
old internal modems.