sad sad sad

[Robert Brockway]

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Justin Zygmont wrote:

> > They were pin-compatible with late model 286s which meant they could get
> > them to market quickly (by shoving them in 286 boards & makign sure the
> > board didn't collapse under the higher clockspeed :)  I'm not sure if
> > anyone actually upgraded a 286 to a 386SX (ie, replacing the chip) but it
> > was supposed to be possible.
>
> not very likely, many boards back then weren't even socketed.  sx's were a
> great value for the price.

Hehehe :)  How were the 286s afixed to the board?  Not anything as crude
as solder I hope :)  Thinking back they seemed to be as integrated as any
other component (the 386SX board I had for a while certainly was).

Rob

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