*updating* 8088's

[Allison]

>
>Subject: Re: *updating* 8088's
>   From: Chris M <chrism3667 at yahoo.com>
>   Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:41:39 -0800 (PST)
>     To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>"I ran a Leading Edge model D (PC XT clone) with an
>Intel Inboard-386.
>It gave me 2MB ram and a 16mhz CPU (beats 4.77!) and a
>bottleneck of
>the 8bit ISA.  However it ran winders3.1 and was a
>whole lot faster 
>than the 4.77mhz V20.  At the time it was far cheaper
>than a real 386
>and much better than the 8088."
>
> 3.1 needed at least a 386, no?

Actualy no.  However it was so crippled in that mode 
it was near useless.  It was really 386 minimum.


 There was Win3.0
>(prolly same requirements) and Windows/286. This
>wouldn't get you the ability to run any of the above,
>but the 8088/86 was available as high as 20mhz IIRC,
>or possibly even a bit higher. I don't know what the
>'186 capped off at (40mhz at least).
> I thought you didn't like throwaway PCs Allison. What
>did you finally do with that box? Let me guess, you
>threw it away LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

As a matter of fact I kept the Inboard and tossed the D.

Allison
>
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