XT Clone with a bus board?

From: Chad Fernandez <fernande_at_internet1.net>
Date: Sat Nov 30 16:57:01 2002

Patrick Finnegan wrote:
> I know Zenith made XT's and 286 systems with that design, I've seen too
> many of them go through Purdue's surplus lately. However, that DEFINATELY
> doesn't appear to be a Zenith machine - the zenith machines I've seen are
> much wider and generally bulky (at least as wide as a PC/XT/AT case, and
> deeper - I noticed that when I tried putting a CGA card from one into a
> PC/XT and it didn't fit :).

Hmm, my Zenith XT wasn't as wide as an IBM XT but was taller. I
wouldn't compare it to an AT, although the later 386 Zeniths I saw had a
csse comparable in size to IBM AT. It was the later 386's that were
supposed to be able to fall off of a moving truck, as I was told.

My Zenith XT has 3 drive bays, one on top of the other. I can't tell if
  Sarks computer does or not.

>
> Of course, there are also newer machines with passive backplanes, I think
> JDR microdevices has sold 'the parts' for ISA and PCI (PIC/MG?) passive
> backplane machines.

Do you mean those rack mount multiple computers in one case type things?

Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
Received on Sat Nov 30 2002 - 16:57:01 GMT