Site update and Compaq 486

From: r. 'bear' stricklin <red_at_bears.org>
Date: Wed Oct 6 21:44:45 1999

On Thu, 7 Oct 1999, Olminkhof wrote:

> >Just to legitmise this email with some semi-Classic discussion, how much
> >would the base unit of Compaq 486/33m with 8Mb be worth now?
>
> I found mine in a dumpster. I think it's collectible as an early example
> (perhaps the first?) of EISA. The ram is probably on-board the CPU card, so
> the only component with any commercial value would be the hard drive.

Not too early an example.

The very first EISA machines were brand new in June of 1989, and were
powered by 25 MHz 80386 CPUs. I used to have a copy of the Byte in
question, which also featured MCA clones. I wish I knew where it got to.

I don't think the first machines using 33 MHz 80486 CPUs were released
until sometime 1991.

ok
r.
Received on Wed Oct 06 1999 - 21:44:45 BST