Anyone using an Intel AboveBoard MC on a Model 80?

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Liam Proven wrote:
>>  I am running a Model 80-061 with many (4?) IBM 80386 XMAs and the machine
>> is perfectly stable running Linux with 46MB RAM.  If I had an 80-Axx (which
>> I would love to get, for the cache), it would be 48MB.
> 
> [Gasp]
> 
> *Envy!*
> 
> Not only could I only find the one memory adaptor board, I've never
> been able to get any Linux distro to even boot on my 80-A21. I was
> recommended to Slackware but I got nowhere.

I have a whole load of memory expansion boards and an Intel 80486DX-33 
upgrade for a Model 80 (! -- I used to use this in my 80-061, but I've 
since found an 80486BL2-66 upgrade for my 80, which is what I now use), 
which I would be willing to trade if you could get me an 80-Axx system. 
  I've been looking for some time.

> Still, NT3 runs very nicely on it. Much better than Warp Server did,
> which could not drive my obscure, unheard of network card, a certain
> "Novell NE2000/MCA". I mean, who's ever heard of Novell?

The problem with the NE2000/MCA, is that it calls itself "NE2000", but 
yet is not fully compatible with the original 8-bit ISA NE2000.  They 
should have called it "NE2100" or something.

> I never got Warp running properly on my Thinkpad Butterfly either.
> It's only VGA res, but I wanted at least 16k or 32k colours, sound and
> the modem, but nope. IBM O/S on IBM H/W, but no joy.

I thought the Thinkpad 701C doesn't have an SVGA chip.  Does it indeed 
have one?

> I recently rescued one of the little 386sx or 486slc desktops from a
> skip. Model 56? I don't recall. I shall try OS/2 on it at some point,
> if I can max out its RAM.

The 16-bit 486SLC boxes are the 56 and 57.  (The 32-bit versions of the 
same are the 76 and 77).  The difference between the 56 and 57 are the 
chassis and number of slots.  Maybe number of bays too, but I can't 
remember clearly.

Peace...  Sridhar