On Fri, 11 Sep 1998 23:09:04 -0400
"Jason Willgruber" <roblwill_at_usaor.net> wrote:
> Hello everyone.
>
> I'm looking for an old IBM or Compaq Portable (or any other that the
> motherboard can be replaced with a standard one (especially the IBM). I'm
> looking for a fairly speedy portable, because of the program that I use
> (needs a 486).I have an old 486/66 board that I can use, but I don't feel
> like spending $700 for a portable case w/display. I'd be willing to trade
> a VGA or an EGA monitor for it, or be willing to pay a fair (ly low) price
> (since I won't be using much of the guts, anyway.
>
I own an old P70, which is a 386-20 based lunchbox. If this is what you
were referring to, I don't think you'll be able to change this into
anything other then what it is. I have replaced the 386 with a TI486slc
chip, but thats all I have been able to do with it.
This is unless you can figure out a way to drive the gas plasma vga
screen. Then you could probably put in another motherboard.
A better thing to do would be to find the rarer P75 (486 based), and
then put a pentium overdrive in there. This will be expensive though,
since P75's are rare, and MCA cards are also rare and because of this
they all can be expensive.
Please ignore this message if you were talking about those REALLY large
fullsize portables, that had crt in them.
I got my P70 for $100 (canadian), and was offered one with a dead HD for
$50....so that should give you a ball park on price.
Oh if you know of a way to drive the proprietary gas plasma screen,
please tell me, I'd love to upgrade mine.
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Received on Sun Sep 13 1998 - 14:00:49 BST