On Fri, 26 Jun 1998, PG Manney wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I was wondering if there's a surefire way of telling if an IBM-PC has its
> >original motherboard, without opening the case. I saw one at the
> >Salvation Army today and was considering dragging it home (though I
> >decided to take another machine instead).
> >
> >The machine did have a cassette port in the back, with a femal DIN
> >connector. Is this attached to the motherboard?
>
>
> Yes, it is.
> >
> >The machine also had a full complement of cards in its slots, with lots of
> >ports coming out of it. And a 3.5" drive that was poorly fitted into the
> >case.
>
>
> The 3.5" drive requires a special controller card that I find rare. Snag it!
How many would you like?
- don
> >
> >I'm wondering if I should make a trip downtown sometime this weekend, with
> >the car.
> >
> >
> >Doug Spence
> >ds_spenc_at_alcor.concordia.ca
> >http://alcor.concordia.ca/~ds_spenc/
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Received on Fri Jun 26 1998 - 19:26:43 BST