On 1999-03-05 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>One thing I've
>always wanted to try was putting an 8086 chip in place of the 8088
>on an original PC - IIRC they have the same pin-out.
I have heard the exact opposite.....that the pin-outs were not compatible at
all. That is a processor I wouldn't mind having, Though.
>Of course, there was always the PC-XT286 - this is about the time I
>get confused and run away screaming.
Thats just a 286 in an XT case, I think. It's been awhile since I read
about it in "How to upgrade and Repair PC's".
>switch as soon as you press a key it does the same thing. Pity
>it's dead now...
I blew 4 keyboards in about 15 minutes, once. I tried them in a TI
PC.....which I found later runs it's keyboard at 12 volts!!
Chad A. Fernandez
Battle Creek, MI
Net-Tamer V 1.11.2X - Test Drive
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