28 Oct
2002
28 Oct
'02
10:03 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tothwolf" <tothwolf(a)concentric.net>
To: "Classic Computer" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 4:33 AM
Subject: Re: Anyone need 486 motherboards?
On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, chris wrote:
If your board can accept one, a DX2-66 performs better than a DX50. The
DX2-66 only has a 33MHz clock, but if the motherboard has VLB slots, a
33MHz bus is a must, since anything faster causes timing problems. (A
40MHz bus can be made to work, but it isn't fun...) If the board has an
oscillator can or speed selection jumpers, it should be easy to use a
DX2-66 instead of a DX50.
If anyone's interested, a local ebayer (Columbus, Ohio) has some Kingston
133MHz 486 upgrade chips, currently $2.50ea in a dutch auction. They appear
to be new, no dust or signs of removal, and they are in a retail-looking
plastic package. No paper insert though. Search for seller
`dotcomliquidations'.
No interestes other than a satisfied customer.
Are they
ALL DX2-50's? I'm looking for a DX-50.
I'll double check, but yeah, I am pretty sure these 4 are DX2-50.
I also have a small stack of 486 CPUs (cpu chip only), and there might
be a regular DX in there (I know there are some SX and DX2's... as well
as a few that the chip is glued to the heatsink, so I'm not sure what
they are)
-Toth
Bob