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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.mathworks.com!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!portc01.blue.aol.com!newsstand.cit.cornell.edu!news.acsu.buffalo.edu!acsu.buffalo.edu!pleung From: pleung@cs.buffalo.edu (Patrick Leung) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: 386DX-40 or 486SX-33? Date: 6 Dec 1996 13:58:44 GMT Organization: University at Buffalo Lines: 20 Message-ID: <5898qk$kgl@prometheus.acsu.buffalo.edu> References: <nigel.32.00137D82@znet.net.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: yeager.cs.buffalo.edu NNTP-Posting-User: pleung X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Nigel Gorry (nigel@znet.net.au) wrote: : Hi all, : I was wondering if it's worth replacing my 386DX-40 motherboard with a : 486SX-33? : Both have 8Mb RAM. : Any ideas?? : Thanks : Nigel I do not think so, unless you can get the 486sx-33 motherboard for free, or for just $5 off someone else. ;-)) If you're going to buy one, get at least a 486-100. If you buy outdated hardware, especially for your main system, you'll find yourself in need of upgrading your computer almost every year; so, you're just wasting money. Patrick