386 motherboard with discrete logic chips only?

From: SHAUN RIPLEY <vax3900_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Fri Apr 30 07:36:22 2004

The brand on the computer case is either SSS or SD.
Can't remember clearly.

vax, 3900

--- Chandra Bajpai <cbajpai_at_comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I think you are talking about one of the earliest
> Mylex (or AMI?) 386
> motherboards. The reason for the 287 was that the
> 387 coprocessor was
> not available immediately after the 386
> introduction. I remember
> evaluating such a product right after Comdex 1986 or
> 1987.
>
> -Chandra
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
> SHAUN RIPLEY
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 6:16 AM
> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: 386 motherboard with discrete logic chips
> only?
>
> I talked with my friend the other day and he claimed
> that 386 motherboards all used this or that chip
> sets;
> But I vaguely remember I might once have such a 386.
> It had a 287 math coprocessor and some memory chips
> on
> board. What I can remember is that it had many logic
> chips on board but I can't recall whether it had
> chip
> sets or not. Unluckly I dumped it years ago... Could
> somebody give me an answer?
>
> vax, 3900
>
>
>
>
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