386 upgrade cpus?

From: Geoff Roberts <geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au>
Date: Mon Apr 10 20:33:42 2000

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Erlacher" <edick_at_idcomm.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 12:46 AM
Subject: Re: 386 upgrade cpus?


> The upgrades for the '386 types were typically 486DLC thingies that
claimed
> to be a '486 but looked like and fit in the place of a '386. They
also had
> no internal math processor.
>
> The '286's weren't so easily upgraded, but there were 20 and 25 MHz
CMOS
> (Harris) versions that were pretty popular.

I have an IBM PS2 Model 30 with a Hypertec 386 Accelerator in it. It's a
card with a surface mounted 386SX-16 and it has a mating adapter that
fits into the 286 CPU Slot. Works pretty well.

Cheers

Geoff Roberts
Computer Systems Manager
Saint Mark's College
Port Pirie,
South Australia
geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au
ICQ: 1970476
Received on Mon Apr 10 2000 - 20:33:42 BST