Old 386 and 486 pc's

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Mon Nov 23 07:09:27 1998

< Those and maybe some of the PS/2's as well. (On a related note, anyone
< remember Leading Edge computers and how the media (Infoworld particularl
< was falling all over these clones?)

I happen to have a LE model D. It was a well done XT (not even turbo)
that I still sometimes use for several reasons. Video(mono/herc),
printer, 360kfloppy and one serial port hardware were all on the board
with 640k of ram. Adding a HDC and a half height drive and a modem made
it my first PC for the net.

It's upsides; complete and compact (about 2/3 the width of the standard
xt case) systems as XTs go. It isn't SMT construction for filled with
PALs so its repairable. The PS and cooling is good. It's also one of
the few XT class machine my Intel Inboard386 works properly in.

Downside; it's a 4.77mhz XT so if speed is important...

The model D was standard with 640k, Amber or white monitor and two
floppies. The system has a switch on the back for CGA/herc color.

I can't comment on the media WRT to PCs as it was the first PC I owned
(got it in '92 when its owner retired it) so up to that point Z80, PDP11,
VAX were only in my field of view.

Allison
Received on Mon Nov 23 1998 - 07:09:27 GMT